The Raleigh Campus Farmers’ Market is now open. Please join us in the outdoor courtyard today until to 2 pm. Our favorite vendors have all returned this week, including: Produce Ball’s Berries & Produce – Offering wide variety of North Carolina-grown produce – today featuring cantaloupes, seedless watermelon, shelled peas, tomatoes, blueberries and more. Little […]
The following blog was contributed by Michael Gruman, attorney Yates McLamb Weyher, LLP, and an avid runner planning to participate in Saturday’s Scrub Run. WakeMed Scrub Run event planners asked me to run the route and report back to help other participants prepare for Saturday’s race. I typically run five to eight miles about three times […]
Access to healthy foods is key to a healthy lifestyle. For many of us, access is not a problem. Where I live, for example, there are two, soon-to-be three, grocery stores within walking distance of my house. In southeast Raleigh, however, access to healthy foods is not that convenient. That’s why the new WakeMed Farmers Market […]
WakeMed is pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the AA- rating on WakeMed’s $425 million of outstanding bonds issued through the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. This positive bond rating speaks to WakeMed’s solid financial position and reaffirms that WakeMed bonds are high-quality investments. Fitch Ratings noted WakeMed’s dominant inpatient market share in […]
WakeMed employees and volunteers are hosting meet and greet ice cream socials to welcome our new president & CEO Donald Gintzig. More than 1,900 employees enjoyed eating ice cream and getting to know our new leader yesterday on Raleigh Campus.
It’s true that groups of male friends are choosing to undergo this minor procedure on the same day to make their recoveries more enjoyable. Many group vasectomies are planned around big sporting events, like March Madness, the U.S. Open or the World Series. The reasoning behind these plans is brilliant – a whole day to enjoy watching […]
Did you know North Carolina is in the stroke belt? It is true. North Carolina is one of 11 states in the country where residents have a higher incidence of stroke. This 11 state area is what medical experts call the stroke belt. It is very important to identify stroke symptoms early because receiving fast […]
North Carolina is known for unpredictable weather. Already this year, we’ve experienced multiple severe weather events and tornado touchdowns. Once again this week, forecasters are predicting severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hail, flooding and tornadoes. In fact, the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Wake County and much of the surrounding area for Tuesday, […]
Back in 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals (then the Wake County Hospital System Inc.) was established by the community to care for the people of the community. In other words, the community has been the most vital supporter of WakeMed since its beginnings. A special segment of our community – providing a very special service […]
Every year the Triangle Business Journal recognizes individuals in our area who are true healthcare heroes. While the Journal includes a nice profile and picture of the award winners (available online only to subscribers), we thought you might want to see their actual nominations and read first-hand what makes these individuals so special. Our second highlighted […]
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