UNC Health Care Coverage

Beacon Point clinic opens in southeast Raleigh, providing primary and specialty care services

The clinic will provide primary and specialty care services, including cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and treatment for sickle cell disease.

WRAL Staff

UNC Air conducting investigation into plane crash

UNC Air Executive Director Hugh Tilson said what happened during Wednesday morning's plane crash had never happened in their organization before.

UNC plane part of fleet used to fly doctors across state

The health transport service takes medical residents, university faculty and other professionals to different locations around the state.

RDU runway remains closed; doctor released from hospital while pilot in fair condition

Two people on board a plane that crashed at RDU on Wednesday morning went to the hospital. The crash caused a ground stop for all departing and arriving commercial flights.

UNC Air conducting its own investigation into RDU plane crash

According to the UNC Air Operations website, they typically fly five to seven flights every day, usually with between one to three people on board.

WRAL staff

Doctors take to the air to care for North Carolinians

Doctors with Triangle-area medical networks can leave UNC's Hoarce Williams Airport and travel throughout the state to bring expert medical care to patients.

UNC Health signs long-term contract with UnitedHealthcare, keeping patients in network

UNC Health announced Thursday it signed a long-term agreement with UnitedHealthcare, which will keep thousands of North Carolina patients in network when they receive treatment at UNC clinics and hospitals.

UNC Health signs long-term agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

UNC Health has signed a new, long-term agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest not-for-profit health insurer.

United Healthcare patients could lose coverage at UNC Health as dispute continues

Representatives from UNC Health and United Healthcare are meeting Tuesday. We're told the two sides remain "far apart" on a new and fair agreement.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

UNC Health patients could be forced to find new doctor

With a contract expiration date of April 1 and no deal in sight, United Healthcare patients will soon be left out-of-network.

Therapy dogs at Duke and UNC-CH help ease burden on patients they serve

Both Duke Health and the athletics program at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill use therapy dogs for their patients and athletes, respectively, a big step for the well-being of the people they serve.

Noah Monroe, UNC Media Hub

Hazmat situation in Morrisville at UNC Health care building

Emergency responders in Morrisville responded to a hazardous materials call at an office building on Thursday.

NC health experts visit UNC Hospitals lab to investigate potential cancer cluster

UNC Health has asked for outside help to determine if a cancer cluster exists at McLendon Clinical Laboratories, a laboratory on the first floor of the main hospital.

Keely Arthur and Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporters

Outage during 'routine maintenance' throws 15 UNC Health hospitals offline

Operations are back to normal at UNC Rex after a computer outage impacted patient services for three hours Wednesday night.

Shelle Jackson and Kelsey Coffey, WRAL reporters

UNC Hospitals reopens to new patients after network outage

A two-hour network outage forced UNC Health hospitals to not allow new patients Wednesday night. A spokesperson with UNC Health said they did not believe it was the result of a malicious act.

UNC hospitals resolves network outage, will accept walk-in patients

According to UNC Health, hospitals experienced a network outage on Wednesday night that affected some computer systems. As a precaution, hospitals were on diversion and did not accept new patients

WRAL staff

NC hospital system settles patients Meta Pixel lawsuit for $6.6 million

A major hospital system in North Carolina has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement over its handling of patient's private information.

Pritchard Strong, WRAL consumer producer

Baby boy goes home after 17 months in UNC REX NICU

Phillip had the longest stay ever by a premature newborn in the UNC NICU of 17 months. But Tuesday, he came home.

Baby boy comes home after 17-month stay in NICU

Phillip had the longest stay ever by a premature newborn in the UNC NICU of 17 months. But Tuesday, he came home.

UNC Health Wayne elminating inpatient care for children in 2024

Beginning Jan. 1, you will not be able to bring your kids to UNC Health Wayne for inpatient pediatric care. Instead, they will be treated in the emergency department.

UNC Health Wayne eliminating inpatient care for children in 2024

With UNC Health Wayne in its final days of operating its inpatient pediatrics unit, some parents feel squeezed by having one less option.

Heidi Kirk, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Thousands of North Carolinians could find themselves out-of-network at UNC Health

If an agreement isn't ironed out by April 1, more than 200,000 UnitedHealthcare members could suddenly find themselves out-of-network at UNC Health locations.

Thousands of patients could soon be out-of-network at UNC Health

If an agreement isn't ironed out by April 1st, more than 200,000 UnitedHealthcare members could suddenly find themselves out-of-network at UNC Health locations.

On the Record: Vaccine mistrust

A Pew survey this month shows - the percent of American adults who say science has a "mostly positive" effect on society now sits at 57%, that's down from 65% in November of 2021 - and 73% before the pandemic. WRAL goes 'On The Record' with three of the state's top doctors to ask what's causing the decline and what needs to happen to regain the trust lost.

Drug shortages affecting cancer treatments in the Triangle

Health care providers in central North Carolina are monitoring drug shortages across the country to avoid their potential impact on patient care.