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 first […]
Operating on a beating heart sounds impossible but that is exactly what surgeons did when open heart surgery first became a reality in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At that time, pioneering physicians partnered with biomedical engineers to develop crude devices to exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood, bypassing the heart and […]
You may be wondering if your doctor’s appointment or scheduled procedure will proceed in spite of the winter weather. As of 9 pm on Tuesday, March 3, the following services and offices will have modified hours. We will continue to update this blog as additional closings or delays are announced. Thank you! Delayed Opening at 10 am […]
You hope it never happens to you, your family or your friends, but it is good to know if you have a heart attack that the emergency responders and hospitals are on the ball. Part One of this suspenseful video takes you behind the scenes of a Code STEMI in Wake County from the scene […]
Athletes are not the only ones with Olympic dreams. For Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer Elizabeth Coleman, the Olympics are a perfect place to share her special talent too. It takes a lot of skill and dedication to help Olympic athletes deliver their peak performance. Athletic trainers, physical therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, doctors, dietitians, coaches […]
You may be wondering if your doctor’s appointment or scheduled procedure will proceed in spite of the winter weather. As of 9 am on Thursday, February 13, the following services, meetings and offices will have modified hours. We will continue to update this blog as additional closings or delays are announced. Thank you! Closed Thursday, […]
WTVD’s Amber Rupinta interviewed WakeMed Dietitian Shelley Wilkins to learn about the impact gluten free has on grocery bills. The piece offers tips on how to stretch your budget while grocery shopping for gluten-free foods. Shelley mentions that following a gluten-free diet can raise your existing grocery bill by about 20 to 30 percent, especially […]
N.C. State basketball players visited the Children’s Hospital recently. Watch this video to see their experience. Go Pack!
Winter weather is forecasted for the Triangle area. As a result, some WakeMed locations will be closing early this evening and opening late due to expected inclement weather. Please note that we will continue to update this posting as the closing/delays are added or altered. Tuesday, January 21 Closing at 6 pm Accent Urgent Care […]
We are proud to be one of only 11 hospitals selected by the American College of Cardiology to start a program that will help keep heart failure and heart attack patients well and out of the hospital. This week, we kicked-off that new program. The Patient Navigator Program will provide cardiac patients with personalized support after discharge […]
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