WakeMed President and CEO Bill Atkinson discusses the system’s ability to respond to mass casualty disasters on WRAL-TV.
Author: Heather Monackey
Outpatient Surgery Center Calls Southeast Raleigh Home
Southeast Raleigh now has access to more outpatient services with the opening of the WakeMed Raleigh Medical Park and the Capital City Surgery Center. The Capital City Surgery Center is a joint venture between community physicians and WakeMed and offers outpatient surgery in specialties including orthopaedics, general surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, neurosurgery, pain management and urology. “The Capital […]
Cary Hospital Peach Inspired Farmers Market
WakeMed Cary Hospital will host a peach-inspired farmers market with local farmer Roger Ball and a representative from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Plan to get your grocery shopping done as you learn about the health benefits of tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, squash, carrots, green peppers and more. 11 am to 2 pm WakeMed […]
Vitamin D Exposed
Originally associated with the childhood disease rickets, vitamin D has reemerged as an important factor in health and disease prevention. The studies are so convincing, health organizations and our government are considering officially increasing the recommended daily requirement for vitamin D in the diet. It is estimated that 75 percent of US teens and up to […]
WakeMed Treats 200 Fireworks Injuries Per Year
Every year, WakeMed treats nearly 200 patients for burns from fireworks. Please keep yourself and your family safe this Fourth of July by following these guidelines provided by Safe Kids Wake County. The safest way to enjoy fireworks is to watch them at a community event where professionals handle them. Kids should never play with […]
WakeMed Cary Hospital Gallery Honors Local Artist
WakeMed Cary Hospital patients and visitors can now enjoy works by local artists. Made possible through a partnership with Cary Visual Art, Inc., and a donation by the family and friends of Sandy Lappin, The Reflection Gallery features approximately ten works of art by local artists that will rotate on a quarterly basis. Ms. Lappin […]
Health Care and the Human Connection
Frequently, in the pages of the newspaper you hear about the business side of health care; which new facilities are opening, financial results or hardships, among other things. These stories miss the most important driving force behind health care. Today, The News & Observer’s Deputy Editorial Page Editor Jim Jenkins eloquently brought the conversation back to […]
Diagnostic Center Open Off New Bern Ave.
This week, WakeMed opened a new Diagnostic Center on the first floor of the WakeMed Raleigh Medical Park located near the corner of New Bern Ave. and Sunnybrook Rd. The Diagnostic Center offers outpatient imaging and lab services as well as pre-anesthesia testing in a location adjacent to the WakeMed Raleigh Campus. In addition to […]
WakeMed Brier Creek Healthplex Attains LEED Certification
Medical buildings are known to have at least double the energy requirements of standard buildings due to their 24/7 operations, high water usage and strict regulation over air quality. Yet, the WakeMed Brier Creek Healthplex achieved LEED certification with a 12 percent improvement in energy efficiency over standard buildings. Some of the building’s exceptional green features […]
Thanks for the New Children’s Emergency Department Art
Thanks to the creativity and brushstrokes of Ravenscroft faculty and students, the WakeMed Children’s Emergency Department hallways now have an “Under the Sea” theme to welcome its young patients. Ravenscroft Upper School students designed and painted a new mural for the Children’s Emergency Department ambulance entrance hallway. Ravenscroft Middle School art students painted 40 sea […]
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