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
Maintain UNC's Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Verification and ultimately work to ensure trauma patients receive optimal care.
The Vision
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:
Data
Quality
Presence “I’m here”
Level I Adult & Pediatric Trauma Center
Optimal Care for The Trauma Patient Across Continuum of Trauma Care
Manage the public health problem of Injury (prevention)
Reduce the degree of injury
Optimize the outcome from injury
Reduce mortality & morbidity
who we are: We are tar heel trauma
Excellence in Trauma Care
We are a team of professionals dedicated to and recognized for excellence in trauma care
Best Standards & Practices
We live by the ACS Standards and Best Practice Guidelines for Optimal Trauma Care
Partners in Trauma Care
We are partners in trauma care at UNC, within our communities, regionally and nationally
Reaching Out
We do this because our patients, their families and our communities deserve it
For More information, please don’t hesitate to inquire:
101 Manning Dr., Chapel Hill, North Carolinatarheeltrauma@unchealth.unc.edu
