Yesterday in the News & Observer, Felicia Gressette, who in a previous life was the food editor for the Miami Herald, wrote a story about making heat and eat meals for family as a gift. WakeMed Corporate and Community Health‘s dietitian Stacy Kropp provides some nutritional tips for seniors in the article. In case you missed the […]
WakeMed is pleased to add a Ronald McDonald Family Room to the new WakeMed Children’s Hospital. This is a much-needed resource for families of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) patients. With comfortable couches, a microwave, a washer/dryer, a TV and computers, the Ronald McDonald room is a private, relaxing space for family members as they […]
Dr. Allen Marshall with Wake Specialty ENT was interviewed for a story that ran yesterday on WRAL all about snoring and snoring solutions. Missed the story? Watch it here.
Yesterday WakeMed Health & Hospitals filed a public records request with UNC Health Care and its subsidiary Rex Healthcare over concern that UNC Health Care is using taxpayer money to engage in predatory business practices that do nothing to improve health care for the people of Wake County. Instead these practices simply duplicate and shift […]
N.C. Public Interest Research Group recently released its annual 25th annual Trouble in Toyland survey of unsafe toys. Before heading out for holiday shopping, please take time to review the report and the group’s tips for toy safety. PIRG also has a new app for smart phones so you can have access to recalled toys […]
Founded in 1990 with one ambulance and seven providers, WakeMed Mobile Critical Care Services (MCCS) transported 229 patients during its first year of service. By 2000, MCCS was completing over 1,800 transports annually with 22 providers and three ambulances. Today with 20 ground ambulances and one air ambulance, 133 employees, and WakeMed Mobile Critical Care […]
WakeMed Raleigh Campus and Cary Hospital are the first hospitals in North Carolina to receive full Heart Failure Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. To achieve SCPC Heart Failure Accreditation, WakeMed met or exceeded ten criteria, including quality measures that improve the process of care for heart failure patients, integration with emergency medical […]
WakeMed has been helping Wake Technical Community College provide high-quality training for the region’s nurses and health professionals for more than 50 years. Now, that commitment was recognized with a national philanthropy award. The Council for Resource Development (CRD), based in Washington D.C. bestowed the Community College Benefactors Award on WakeMed. WakeMed’s long-standing partnership with […]
For a safe and fun-filled Halloween, remember these safety tips. Make sure your little princesses, ghosts and goblins follow these guidelines: Costumes should be short and snug – baggy sleeves or billowy capes and skirts can trip your child up and catch fire if they brush against jack-o-lanterns or candle flames. Shoes need to fit […]
It might not be a five-course dinner and a show, but a yearly mammogram appointment could prove to be the best date of your life. Getting screened is simple, painless and could save your life. So, as we come to the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we all need to make a promise to […]
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