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UNC HEALTH CARE NEWS UNC Health Care Nurses Among Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina Eleven nurses across the UNC Health Care System have been selected for this year's list of the Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina. The prestigious list recognizes registered nurses for their outstanding professional abilities and commitment to improving health care in their communities. "Our nurses are an integral part of the excellent and compassionate care that we provide to our patients and their families every day," says William L. Roper, MD, CEO of UNC Health Care. "We congratulate our Great 100 winners on their tremendous accomplishment and thank them for their commitment to improving patient care." The list is compiled by The Great 100 Inc., a grassroots, peer recognition organization that honors the nursing profession in North Carolina. The group recognizes nursing excellence and provides scholarships to nursing students across the state. Celebrating Survival UNC Hospitals' Infectious Diseases Clinic hosted a first-of-its-kind celebration to pay tribute to those who have been living with HIV for more than 20 years. The event was co-sponsored by The Foundation for AIDS Research, and brought together patients, doctors, researchers and state officials. When it emerged in the 1980s and early 1990s, HIV/AIDS was a universally fatal disease. Now, thanks to decades of research, clinical trials and consistent patient care, it is considered a chronic disease, and experts can see a way to end Get Real. Get the epidemic. "It is clear that Tested. Get North Carolina's stateCare. wide HIV prevention strategy to encourage early HIV testing and linkage to care and treatment is working," says Evelyn Foust, MPH, director of the N.C. Division of Public Health Communicable Disease Branch. HIV infection is a manageable disease. "Our message is: Get Real. Get Tested. Get Care. We are not going to leave anyone behind." We are not going to leave anyone behind." pHotos: tHiNkstoCk UNC Health Care Offers a New Program for Medicare Beneficiaries UNC Health Care has partnered with Alignment Healthcare to offer a new Medicare Advantage HMO plan for seniors in Wake County. "By partnering with Alignment, community physicians and insurance providers, we are creating a new model for care that will improve health care for Wake County seniors and provide peace of mind to families, knowing their loved ones are receiving high-quality care," says Allen Daugird, MD, president of UNC Physicians Network and UNC Health Care's chief value officer. "This program offers a new type of health plan that will improve patient outcomes, increase quality of care, and reduce costs by tapping into UNC Health Care's broad network of providers and depth of clinical expertise." A select network of providers and hospitals will be available to the seniors who enroll in the new plan. "Our intent is to provide the highest quality care to our seniors to improve their health while reducing their total cost of care," says Dr. Daugird. "We aim to partner with our seniors and their families to do this." www.unchealthcare.org 3 http://www.unchealthcare.org

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Well - Summer 2014
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UNC Health Care News
New Patient Portal Provides More Features
Making Room for Hope at the Ronald McDonald House
Room to Breathe
Nutrition
Calendar

Well - Summer 2014