Ron Doggett was honored at the WakeMed Foundation Appreciation Gala for a lifetime of generosity. Why Giving Back Matters to Ron Doggett Ask Ron Doggett why giving back matters and you will receive a simple, yet modest answer: Service is part of his DNA, instilled in him and his four sisters by his parents, church […]
We’re celebrating National Healthcare Volunteer Week, and we want to take the opportunity to recognize the amazing support that volunteers provide to our patients, families, hospital staff and our community. Meet Asiyah Ahmad, a student at The Wake STEM Early College High School and a WakeMed volunteer. Asiyah created The Birthday Project, a program that […]
WakeMed’s Joanna Burgess, BSN, RN, Ed Keating, BSN, RN, and Brian Klausner, MD, won Triangle Business Journal’s 2017 Health Care Heroes awards. They are among 19 honorees recognized as leaders in their field who have made significant contributions to health care. Joanna Burgess, BSN, RN, CWOCN Thanks to Joanna Burgess, BSN, RN, patients who have […]
I love coming to work every morning and being surrounded by a team at WakeMed who has a passion for caring. Whether it is in the clinic caring for our patients or at the leadership table caring for our providers and staff, we are all focused on making the work today a little bit better […]
Working at WakeMed provides me with a unique opportunity to help distribute life saving nutrition not only to WakeMed’s patients, but to NICU babies all over the Southeast. I also get to work with an amazing group women, both staff and many volunteers, who make our mission possible. At the age of 26, Montana Wagner-Gillespie is the youngest milk bank […]
What is it about Chantal Howard that makes her such a special member of the WakeMed family? Besides being an incredible leader, Chantal is a tremendous advocate for men, women, children and families who have been impacted by domestic violence in the community. Chantal comments on her work, saying: I adore interacting with the WakeMed team […]
WakeMed Cary is excited to welcome Dr. Gay Gooden as its new medical staff president. This will also be the first time that a female has led Cary Hospital’s medical staff in 25 years. Below, we chat with Dr. Gooden about her hopes and aspirations in her new role at WakeMed. How will your new role […]
Congratulations to Matthew Parrish, son of WakeMed Director of Application Services, Pam Parrish! Matthew was recently awarded the prestigious 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in Baseball. About the Senior CLASS Award® in Baseball To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four […]
We are proud to announce that WakeMed Health & Hospitals was recently awarded the Infant Safe Sleep Hospital Model of Excellence designation by the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation. The program recognizes N.C. hospitals for implementing evidence-based policies and practices that support infant safe sleep. Karen Chilton, MD, medical director of pediatric critical care and […]
Jennifer Farmer, WakeMed nurse supervisor in our Children’s Emergency Department, was recently honored by the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) as one of the Triangle’s outstanding nurses – and we are so proud! The News & Observer (N&O) partnered with the NCNA to “Celebrate Nursing” and recognize 10 outstanding nurses in the Triangle during National Nurses Week. […]
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