STATEWIDE SERVICE

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With 17 hospitals, 20 hospital campuses and more than 900 clinics around the state, UNC Health is committed to providing the very best care as close to home as possible.

We serve patients from all 100 North Carolina counties, with 78% of counties benefiting from UNC-trained physicians and 22% of telehealth visits serving rural communities. This reach underscores a deep commitment to health access—bringing care closer to where people live, especially in underserved areas. This reach reflects not only where we serve, but how our core strengths come together to expand impact across North Carolina.

Advancing Health Through Collective Impact

What powers UNC Health’s statewide model is not just its scale, but how its core strengths work together. Patient care, research, education, and workforce development are deeply interconnected, with each strengthening the others to advance health across North Carolina.

This integrated approach creates a continuous cycle of impact. Research improves treatment, education prepares providers to deliver high-quality care, and workforce investments ensure that care reaches more people and communities.

The close alignment of these core strengths allows discoveries to reach patients faster, prepares the next generation of health professionals, and improves care in communities across the state.

Philanthropy is poised to extend this impact even further, fueling the connections among these areas, accelerating innovation, and ensuring that more communities benefit from this powerful statewide model for health.

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Investing in Rural Care

Through a gift from Frank Moretz, MD, the UNC School of Medicine is expanding opportunities for students committed to practicing in rural communities—where access to care creates greater health challenges. Recipients of the Moretz Scholarship gain financial support and hands-on training experiences in western North Carolina, preparing to serve patients in the very communities that inspired Dr. Moretz to create this opportunity.

Philanthropy Driving Workforce Solutions

A $3 million grant from UnitedHealth Group is helping accelerate the work of the Robert A. Ingram Institute for Healthcare Access, advancing a coordinated, statewide approach to workforce development. This investment supports new pathways into healthcare careers, strengthens training partnerships, and improves retention across critical roles, including nursing and behavioral health.

UNC Health volunteers assemble and organize care packages during a community outreach event supporting local families and individuals in need of statewide healthcare philanthropy

A diverse group of UNC Health medical students and UNC School of Medicine faculty partners gather for a group photo during a learning and networking event funded by cancer research donors

A UNC Health researcher works inside a laboratory biosafety cabinet while preparing samples for a women's health research study

Expanding Access to Clinical Trials

Expanding access to cutting-edge research is a defining priority for UNC Health. A developing statewide initiative seeks to bring more clinical trials closer to patients across the health system, including those in rural and underserved communities. By expanding access beyond traditional academic settings, the effort aims to reduce barriers to participation, strengthen research opportunities statewide, and accelerate the delivery of new treatments.