This week, the WakeMed Health & Hospitals Board of Directors was pleased to announce the appointment of Donald R. Gintzig as WakeMed’s new president and CEO. Gintzig, who has been serving in an interim CEO role since October 2013, was selected from a pool of well-qualified candidates following a nationwide search. A retired Rear Admiral in the United […]
What are the ingredients to WakeMed’s success at this year’s Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) Culinary Competition? That would be Raleigh Campus Food & Nutrition Services director Jessica Marchand and Café 3000 chef Jennifer Leamons. The two were selected to compete together for the second time since 2012 in this national cook-off against four other […]
May 6-12 is National Nurses Week, a time to recognize all nurses for their tireless dedication to caring for patients and families. At WakeMed, approximately 3,400 nurses help care for our patients. Each day, they selflessly commit themselves to others, doing everything they can to support their patients as they recover from or manage an illness, […]
For the second year in a row, WakeMed Children’s was filled with delight when Batman, Ironman and Spider-Man suspended themselves from the windows outside of the hospital to give young patients an unforgettable experience. The superheroes were actually employees of Scottie’s Building Services, WakeMed’s window washing service, who donated their time on April 16 to give […]
The insightful and educational #CodeSTEMI Documentary Series recently visited North Carolina to explore the Wake County EMS system and the processes that are in place to respond to patients who experience sudden cardiac arrest. Interviews with the Wake County EMS medical director, Brent Myers, MD; paramedics, nurses and emergency room doctors, as well as actual patient profiles, help give viewers […]
Annually, the Triangle Business Journal recognizes a select group of area business women through their Women in Business awards program. This year, WakeMed senior vice president of Ambulatory & Physician Operations Carolyn Knaup, RN, MHA, was one of two winners from the hospital/health care industry. Knaup joined WakeMed in 1999 as the Raleigh Campus operating room manager. In […]
This month, WakeMed celebrates Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Month, a time to recognize and honor our differences while helping our employees build the cultural competencies necessary for a culture of inclusion. To meet and exceed the needs of our diverse patient population, we recognize the importance of cultural competence and that we must continue exploring […]
Every year the Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) recognizes individuals in our area who are true heroes within the health care profession. This year, WakeMed was proud to employ three award winners (whom we have already highlighted on this blog) and one finalist, Susan Coulter, a WakeMed Cary Hospital volunteer. Coulter is a retired speech pathologist who helped start Cary Hospital’s Silver […]
WakeMed was proud to help sponsor Wake County’s Safe Kids Day 2014, hosted by Safe Kids Wake County in Apex on Saturday, April 5. Over 750 people attended to enjoy activities related to fire safety, pedestrian safety, drunk driving awareness, teen driving, poison prevention and sports safety. Also on hand were car seat safety displays as well as a hot car […]
Every year the Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) recognizes individuals in our area who are true heroes within the healthcare profession. While the TBJ includes a nice profile and picture of each award winner (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. […]
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