• NCC: supporting patients, staff, and families in a changing climate

  • Do you provide health care for children at UNCH or Duke Health? 

    If so, help shape North Carolina Children’s (NCC) by answering the following questions.

  • UNC Health and Duke Health staff are working together to envision North Carolina Children’s (NCC), a new health system campus in Apex designed to serve North Carolina’s children and families for decades to come.

    We want your perspective on how the campus can best support patients, families, and staff in our changing climate.

    North Carolina is experiencing:

    • Increasing heat and extreme weather
    • More severe storms and flooding
    • Growing impacts on health and well-being (e.g. worsening cardiorespiratory disease, allergies, infectious diseases, injuries, mental health, etc.).

    This is an opportunity to design for a healthier, more resilient future. We want to understand what matters most to you: from reducing waste and resource use to creating healthier, more efficient spaces that better support patients, families, and employees.

    What do we mean by hospital sustainability?
    Hospital sustainability means delivering great medical care while minimizing environmental harm, using resources efficiently, and maintaining financial viability for the long term. Examples include renewable energy, reusable instruments, recycling, reducing fossil fuel use, composting, and drought-tolerant landscaping.

    This survey is 10 questions & takes approximately 2 minutes. Thank you for helping shape the vision for North Carolina Children’s!

  • Not so “fun fact”: Did you know? Hospitals generate approximately 29 pounds of waste per staffed bed each day (Practice Greenhealth)

  • Optional - leave blank if you prefer to remain anonymous.

  • 2. Do you provide health care for children as a profession?
  • 3. How worried are you about the ways climate change affects your health and/or that of your patients?
  • 4. How would you address sustainability in the new children’s hospital?

  • Please share 1–2 ideas. Don't overthink it—we want your initial thoughts!

  • 5. How much does a health system's approach to environmental sustainability and climate preparedness influence your decision to work there?
  • 6. As an employee, what would make you more likely to stay at a workplace?
  • 7. For your current workplace, what change would you prescribe?
  • 8. How much do you think the physical environment of a hospital affects your mental and physical well-being?

  • For example, access to natural light and views of nature, healthier building materials, comfortable spaces, and opportunities for quiet or restoration.

  • Please share 1–2 ideas that would benefit patients, families, visitors, and/or staff.

  • 10. Would you be interested in being contacted for future opportunities to share your perspective on NCC?

  • Your privacy matters: Your name and contact information will not be attached to recommendations or attributed to your individual responses without your knowledge and consent. Responses may be summarized in aggregate to help inform recommendations for NCC.

  • Thank you!

    Your perspective can help shape a healthier, more resilient, and more sustainable future for North Carolina’s children, families, and healthcare workforce.

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