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Tar Heel Trauma - University of North Carolina

UNC Hospitals is an 800-bed tertiary care, academic medical center located on the beautiful campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC.  As a Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons and North Carolina’s designated burn center, UNC Hospitals admitted over 2200 patients with significant injuries along with over 1800 burn patients in 2018.

Our Mission

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Maintain UNC's Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Verification and ultimately work to ensure trauma patients receive optimal care.

The Vision

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Move the needle of trauma-related morbidity and mortality in the Region in ten years.

Leadership

Daryhl Johnson MD MPH FACS

Adult Trauma Medical Director

Don Nakayama MD FACS

Pediatric Trauma Medical Director

Alberto Bonifacio RN BSN MHA

Trauma Program Manager

Paul Zarick RN BSN CCRN

Pediatric Trauma Program Coordinator

Our core strategy:

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Data

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Quality

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Presence “I’m here”

Level I Adult & Pediatric Trauma Center

Optimal Care for The Trauma Patient Across Continuum of Trauma Care

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Manage the public health problem of Injury (prevention)

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Reduce the degree of injury

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Optimize the outcome from injury

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Reduce mortality & morbidity

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who we are: We are tar heel trauma

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Excellence in Trauma Care

We are a team of professionals dedicated to and recognized for excellence in trauma care

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Best Standards & Practices

We live by the ACS Standards and Best Practice Guidelines for Optimal Trauma Care

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Partners in Trauma Care

We are partners in trauma care at UNC, within our communities, regionally and nationally

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Reaching Out

We do this because our patients, their families and our communities deserve it

For More information, please don’t hesitate to inquire:

+1 984-974-2430

101 Manning Dr., Chapel Hill, North Carolinatarheeltrauma@unchealth.unc.edu

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Contact Info

101 Manning Dr.,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Call us: +1 984-974-2430
Email: tarheeltrauma@unchealth.unc.edu

Upcoming Events

Thu 23

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)

March 23 @ 8:00 am - March 24 @ 6:00 pm
Durham NC
United States
May 04

34th Annual May Day Trauma Conference

May 4 - May 5
Chapel Hill NC
United States

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