All WakeMed facilities and services are now officially live on Epic, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. This is a big change for us, so we appreciate the patience of our patients and family members during the transition. We’re also excited to offer increased access to your health information via the WakeMed MyChart patient portal. […]
Dr. Mark Piehl, medical director of the WakeMed Children’s Hospital, clarifies pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine confusion for WTVD’s Caitlin Knute. Last year, WakeMed treated 18 cases of pertussis, a potentially deadly disease for babies and very young children. The best protection against the disease is vaccination and booster shots every 10 years. Even with vaccination […]
Everybody knows the first thing you do when the meteorologist calls for winter weather – like they are tonight and tomorrow – is to run to the grocery store (along with the rest of the city) to buy staples to get you through the storm. The list of staples includes the obligatory milk, eggs and […]
Did you know that WakeMed has one of the very few human milk banks in the United States? Neither did Kelli Russell until the birth of her second baby resulted in a significant oversupply of breast milk. Even when her son was sleeping through the night, Kelli still had to pump due to an oversupply. […]
We have received several emails from patients and family members expressing concern about their experience in the emergency department not being what they expected. We asked Dr. David Dubow, an emergency department physician with Wake Emergency Physicians, to help us understand what patients visiting a healthcare provider with flu-like symptoms can expect. Here are his answers to our questions:
Dr. Ben Alexander, a pediatrician here at WakeMed Health & Hospitals and a child medical evaluator at the SAFEChild Advocacy Center, submitted a beautifully written opinion piece to the News & Observer about the recent tragic, senseless death of Tristan Blue. Let’s all follow Dr. Alexander’s lead and take a stand against child abuse – […]
Hospitals are preparing for a worse than average flu season this year, and we are starting to see a significant increase in flu cases here at WakeMed. This chart demonstrates the significant increase in flu cases over the past week. Flu is a serious illness – especially for the very young and very old. We […]
Hospitals are preparing for a worse than average flu season. Watch Dr. Brian Klausner, a primary care physician at WakeMed Physician Practices – City Center Medical Group on @ABC11_WTVD as he dispels flu myths.
We are so blessed to have so many Children’s Hospital supporters. The generosity of this community is astounding. THANK YOU! Thank you especially to the friends and family of Margie and Pablo Figueroa for coming out to support the ninth annual Memories for Marcus event fundraiser in memory of their son Marcus. And thank you […]
Trim the Tree with Twinkle 2014 was a great success. Thank you to everyone who attended for helping to bring holiday cheer to Children’s Hospital patients. If you haven’t yet purchased a star on the WakeMed Foundation’s Love Light Tree in honor of someone special, don’t fret there’s still time. Enjoy these images from the event.
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