It is every parent’s worse nightmare to get a call that your child is being medevaced to the hospital.  Susan and Bob Kavetski got this call: their healthy, 19- year-old son Sam, who had just finished his first semester at North Carolina State University, was being airlifted to UN… Read More

Last fall, Migdalia got a call that her beloved grandson, Jean Ramos, was in a terrible car accident while driving thought Fayetteville, North Carolina.  He sustained a severe brain injury and was in a coma for the first 20 days after the accident. Right after the accident, Migdalia hop… Read More

As Lynn tells it, she’s not given up yet. She has a whole lot of life left to live as far as she’s concerned. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis soon after birth, this attractive and petite 47 year old received a double lung transplant in 2002. In 2012 she had a sarcoma removed by UN… Read More

Caregivers play a significant role at Family House, whether they are the spouse, son, daughter, adult grandchild, aunt, grandparent - or in Betty Hollingsworth's case, loyal friend.  Betty's friend Pat Polera was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia and has had three bone marrow tran… Read More

The 8th annual Carolina Ball had record attendance and raised over $200,000 - also a record. That's enough to fully cover the cost to operate 6.5 of our 40 rooms for an entire year at Family House! More than 350 generous friends gathered on September 19th at the Carolina Club to raise funds… Read More

As a partner in the UNC Health Care system, SECU Family House at UNC Hospitals is proud to be associated with this Department of Defense award. UNC Health Care is one of 15 recipients of the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, which is the Department’s highest rec… Read More

UNC Chapel Hill employees have a long and impressive history of giving back to the Chapel Hill community. A group from UNC’s Friday Center for Continuing Education has continued the tradition at Family House, building teamwork along the way. For the past two years, this group, led by … Read More

Come to Family House on any Tuesday afternoon and you’ll hear the sounds of constant loud laughter coming from the solarium.  This is because Maggie, Janice, Wendy, Beth, Mary Ed, Karin, Suzi, Marian, Susan and Peyton (age 4 and granddaughter of Janice) are settling the affairs of… Read More

Nearly 400 community members, Tar Heel athletics staff, and Family House guests participated in the 2014 Tar Heels for SECU Family House BBQ and Golf Tournament. Co-hosted by UNC Athletics Director Bubba Cunningham and Head Men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams, the successful two-day ev… Read More

At the annual meeting of our national professional organization, The Healthcare Hospitality Network (HHN), Family House was recognized for excellence among peers in two areas. Our 2013 Impact Report received the Best of HHN Annual Award as the best annual report among the 200… Read More