Check out the latest updates from WakeMed Cary Hospital, including everything you need to know about our Geriatric Emergency Department, STEMI coverage, Medical District moves, gifts, events and more — all right here in Cary. NEW SERVICES WakeMed Cary Hospital Receives Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation It’s official! WakeMed Cary Hospital’s Emergency Department has achieved the gold […]
Category: Awards and Recognition
Kudos for Cary Hospital!
It’s been a great year for WakeMed Cary Hospital — as evidenced by an impressive round of awards and accolades that span across a wide range of specialty areas. Heart Attack Care The American College of Cardiology (ACC) recognized Cary Hospital as being among the nation’s top performing hospitals for the treatment of heart attack […]
TBJ 40 Under 40: Jeremy Gilmore, MA, MDiv
WakeMed’s very own Jeremy Gilmore, director of Spiritual Care, is among this year’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards winners. The Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) received more than 200 nominations for the 2022 awards cycle. Successes in 2021 While many patients and families count their blessings as WakeMed physicians, nurses and staff ease their pain, welcome […]
TBJ 40 Under 40: Mallory Magelli McKeown
WakeMed’s very own Mallory Magelli McKeown, of WakeMed Children’s, is among this year’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Awards winners. The Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) received more than 200 nominations for the 2022 awards cycle. Successes in 2021 Mallory Magelli McKeown, 32, is the manager of the family navigation program for WakeMed Children’s Hospital — and […]
National Doctor’s Day 2019
Physician Partners, In honor and celebration of Doctors’ Day, we offer our heartfelt gratitude to you for all you do. On behalf of our Board of Directors and the entire WakeMed family, I want to thank you for everything you do for your patients, for this community and for WakeMed. The personal sacrifices you and your loved ones […]
History in the Making: Drone Transport Takes Flight at WakeMed
North Carolina is known for being “first in flight,” and now it will also be known as “first in unmanned flight”. On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, WakeMed made history, taking part in pioneering a medical drone program in Wake County, NC with UPS. The drone flight, which took place at WakeMed’s Raleigh Campus, marks the first time […]
WakeMed Medical-Surgical Unit Receives International Award for Exemplary Nursing
Download a printable version of this blog post. WakeMed nursing team 2nd in N.C. and 30th in the World to Receive Honor The medical-surgical nursing unit at WakeMed Raleigh Campus recently received the prestigious AMSN PRISM Award®, an honor recognizing exceptional nursing practice, leadership and outcomes in hospital medical-surgical units. WakeMed’s medical-surgical nursing team is the second in […]
National Doctor’s Day 2018
Physician Partners, In honor of National Doctors’ Day, we’ve taken time this month to reflect on what makes our physician partners so outstanding. While the reasons are many, the one attribute we all came back to was simple, yet consistent: your unwavering commitment to our patients. Day in and day out, you take the time to listen, diagnose, […]
Physician Assistant Profession Celebrates 50 Years
On October 6, the physician assistant (PA) profession celebrated its 50th birthday. It’s hard to believe that what is now a well-established, 120,000-person strong medical profession originally began as a pilot program at Duke University with just four students, who graduated on October 6, 1967. The original goal of the new program was to expand a physician’s […]
WakeMed Women Making a Difference: “Nurse Betty” McGee
Humble. Soft Spoken. Caring. Dedicated. These are just some of the first words that come to mind when describing WakeMed’s longest-standing employee, Betty McGee – known more affectionately in the community as “Nurse Betty”. At 75 years old, Betty has worked for WakeMed for 54 years (this September) with plans to retire later this year. She’s […]
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