UNC-Rex Healthcare opens bigger cardiac center on Raleigh campus

Katherine Davis | | Cardiovascular Business | Patient Care

UNC-Rex Healthcare is set to open a $235 million North Carolina Heart and Vascular Center on its Raleigh campus, reports WRAL.com.

The center will have eight stories and more than 100 patient rooms, which are 20 to 25 percent larger than ones in the current hospital.

It will also be a teaching space for cardiology students who can watch procedures at the hospital or remotely using live video streaming technology.

To read more about the new center, follow the link below:

UNC-Rex set to move patients into 'state-of-the-art' heart center

Katherine Davis,

Senior Writer

As a Senior Writer for TriMed Media Group, Katherine primarily focuses on producing news stories, Q&As and features for Cardiovascular Business. She reports on several facets of the cardiology industry, including emerging technology, new clinical trials and findings, and quality initiatives among providers. She is based out of TriMed's Chicago office and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Modern Healthcare, Crain's Chicago Business and The Detroit News. She joined TriMed in 2016.

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