Category: News

  Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Coward represented the NC Jaycee Burn Center last week to champion burn injury prevention at the NC General Assembly. She joined other members of the North Carolina Fireworks Safety Coalition at a NC House committee hearing in order to oppose a proposed bill (H.B. 98) aimed...

At the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, we are privileged to witness moments that speak to the strength of the human spirit. One such moment recently unfolded when burn survivor Liz Long, joined by her husband, was reunited with the first responders who saved her life during a house fire...

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the NC Electric Cooperatives for their generous contributions of $170,486.31 and $2,200 to the Burn Center on February 12, 2025. Their ongoing support plays a vital role in advancing care, treatment, and recovery for burn patients.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Dr. Felicia Williams will assume the position of Director, NC Jaycee Burn Center effective immediately. Her tireless work and dedication to the burn center is greatly appreciated and I know she will be an impactful leader. I will remain the Division Chief...

The NC Jaycee Burn Center is pleased to announce that it has once again achieved American Burn Association (ABA) Burn Verification for adults and pediatrics.            The ABA burn verification provides a true mark of distinction for a Burn Center indicating the center provides high quality...

UNC Surgery is pleased to announce Booker King, MD, FACS has been elected to the Fellowship of the Southern Surgical Association.  Dr. King is the Director of UNC’s Division of Burn Surgery and Interim Director of the Division of Acute Care & Trauma.  He is also a decorated Colonel, having...

Seven Burn Center nurses earned the distinction of being among among only 165 of the very first certified burn nurses (CBRN) in the world.  Nurses Lauren Alcorn, Paul Bradley, Ashley Kamiya, Morgan Karlok, Derek Miller, Susanna Shelton, and Courtney Wright.  The Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) validates advanced knowledge and expertise across the burn care...

Congratulations to Char-Norie Poteat, BSN, RN-BC, named UNC Health’s 2023 Nurse Manager of the Year.  Char is the Nurse Manager for inpatient unity 5 East Memorial Hospital, part of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center.  She leads a talented and caring team of nurses and collaborates across our multidisciplinary burn...

  Congratulation to Dr. Felicia Williams who will serve at the Medical Director of the Burn Intensive Care Unit (BICU) at UNC! Dr. Bruce A. Cairns, Medical Director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Health Care, said, “I am confident that under Dr. Williams leadership the BICU...

  Congratulations to our very own Dr. Ernie Grant for winning the Curtis P. Artz Distinguished Service Award, presented annually to a non-physician member of the American Burn Association for his/her outstanding contributions in the burn field.