Among other initiatives and operations, UNC Health and CarolinaEast plan to:
Form a high-performing network of facilities and clinicians focused on elevating public health, and keeping more care local by increasing access to primary and higher-level specialty services;
Enhance and grow CarolinaEast's clinical programs and service lines;

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Improve access to research and clinical trials for patients across Eastern North Carolina;
Leverage UNC Health's existing population health solutions to the benefit of the residents of the region;
Explore rural healthcare models; and
Transition CarolinaEast to the Epic® electronic health records system.
"We have long maintained that a robust, coordinated rural healthcare network is critical to the health of all North Carolinians," said Wesley Burks, MD, CEO of UNC Health. "Having CarolinaEast join our team will enhance our ability to provide high-quality healthcare that is locally accessible. We share a commitment to rural healthcare, which makes CarolinaEast's addition to our care delivery network a natural fit, benefitting the entire Eastern Region of the state."
About CarolinaEast
CarolinaEast Health System is the name given to the entire service line of CarolinaEast, a multi-faceted, multi-facility service, all of which is devoted to patient care. Under the CarolinaEast Health System organization, patients will find CarolinaEast Medical Center, CarolinaEast Surgery Center, CarolinaEast Diagnostic Center, CarolinaEast Emergency Care, CarolinaEast Home Care, CarolinaEast Rehabilitation Hospital, CarolinaEast Physicians and many more services with patients at the heart of all we do.
About UNC Health
UNC Health is an integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. It exists to further the teaching mission of the University of North Carolina and to provide state-of-the-art patient care.
UNC Health is comprised of UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill, ranked consistently among the best medical centers in the country; the UNC School of Medicine, a nationally eminent research institution; Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville; Chatham Hospital in Siler City; Johnston Health in Clayton and Smithfield; UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston; Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro; Caldwell UNC Health Care in Lenoir; Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount; UNC Rockingham Health Care in Eden, Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, UNC REX Healthcare and its provider network in Wake County; and the UNC Physicians Network.
SOURCE CarolinaEast Health System
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