{"id":2438,"date":"2008-06-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-24T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-patients\/locations-and-directions\/unc-hospitals\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T16:35:14","slug":"unc-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/unc-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>UNC Hospitals, which began as North Carolina Memorial Hospital in 1952, has grown to become a major academic medical center, dedicated to providing advanced healthcare in patient care and medical research. It was recently chosen by U.S. News &amp; World Report as one of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Hospitals.\u201d The 665-bed hospital includes: NC Memorial Hospital, NC Children\u2019s Hospital, NC Women\u2019s Hospital, NC Neurosciences Hospital, and the newly opened NC Cancer Hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2439 size-medium\" style=\"border: 1px solid #666666\" title=\"UNC Hospital\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/UNC-Hospitals-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"U N C Hospital\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/UNC-Hospitals-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2018\/07\/UNC-Hospitals.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>UNC Hospitals is staffed by 471 resident and 750 attending physicians, providing some of the most advanced medical care available in the South. 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