Two North Carolina-based university health systems have announced an agreement to construct the state’s first standalone children’s hospital.

Duke Health and UNC Health are creating a new nonprofit, N.C. Children’s, to build and operate the 500-bed hospital. A site has not yet been chosen but is expected to be announced this summer. It will involve a campus of at least 100 acres with a children’s outpatient center and a children’s behavioral health hospital.

UNC Health and Duke Health formed a joint venture to build a 500-bed, free-standing children's hospital in the Piedmont, North Carolina, area.

The Triangle's preeminent healthcare systems announced a partnership to help advance a $2 billion children's health campus in North Carolina.

"Faculty from both schools will serve as clinical staff. They will also teach medical students, pediatric residents, fellows, nurses and other healthcare professionals, and they'll do so in facilities built specifically for children," said Dr. Craig Albanese, the CEO of Duke University Health System.

UNC Health and Duke Health -- who have battled for patients in North Carolina -- are uniting to build a 500-bed hospital in the Triangle. The new hospital is likely to cost at least $2 billion and ...

Two of the world’s top academic health systems are right here in North Carolina, and they are uniting to create something special. UNC Health and Duke Health

The health systems announced on Tuesday a plan to build a more than 100-acre campus for the hospital called, NC Children’s.

UNC Health and Duke University Health System, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Durham, N.C., respectively, are uniting to build a comprehensive healthcare campus, featuring the state's first freestanding children's hospital.

UNC and Duke Health Will Build North Carolina's First Standalone Children's Hospital RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina-based university health systems plan to construct the state's first ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina ... Durham and Chapel Hill. The “NC Children’s” project also will include a children’s outpatient care center and behavioral health center.