This weekend, kids and parents will be negotiating the aisles of stores, rummaging through the play clothes and raiding mom’s costume jewelry and make-up to construct the perfect Halloween costume. Growing up we all had the costume made out of a cardboard box that would not allow us to turn, bend, walk or even see […]
Our first Head to Toe event of 2013 will be held in downtown Raleigh at the Alexander Family YMCA on tomorrow – Tuesday, October 22, from 10 am to 1 pm. Head to Toe is WakeMed’s annual health and education series, bringing to Wake County residents free health screenings, seminars and other beneficial wellness information. […]
Meet Brandy Grice, Systems Analyst “I always wanted to work in healthcare, and my job in information services (IS) allows me to work in the industry without being directly involved in patient care.” What a Systems Analyst Does Each department throughout the hospital is assigned a systems analyst to support their computer systems. I work […]
This is National Child Passenger Safety Week (September 15-21), and many FREE car seat safety checks being offered in our area by Safe Kids Wake County. Click here to find one near you. Also, be sure to ALWAYS buckle your children into their car seats. Surprisingly, a study released by Safe Kids Worldwide found: Buckling […]
On September 11, 2001, we were all reminded how important first responders are to the communities they serve. It takes a very special person to be a first responder. These extraordinary individuals are dedicated to keeping us safe and well regardless of the circumstances, often risking life and limb in the process. Today and every […]
The youngest patients at Central Carolina Hospital (CCH) in Sanford, N.C., now receive 24/7 care by pediatric hospitalists from WakeMed Children’s Hospital. Launched on September 1, the service supports CCH’s recently designated pediatric unit and is led by WakeMed’s board-certified pediatricians who specialize in caring for hospitalized children and infants. WakeMed’s pediatric hospitalists will also […]
We recently celebrated the 40 years Dr. David Ingram practiced medicine at WakeMed. The program included eight speakers and lasted for over an hour. To say Dr. Ingram will be missed in his retirement by students, staff, patients, peers and everyone else he has come in contact with during his remarkable career is an understatement. It […]
Wake County Public Schools recently posted the bus stops for traditional calendar schools. I know we’ve written about it before on this blog, but Safe Kids Wake County asked us to remind parents to review bus stop safety guidelines with their children. A little education on the front end can prevent a senseless tragedy. Safe Kids Wake County’s Ten […]
Warm weather means it is snakebite season in the Raleigh/Durham area. Our state actually leads the nation in snakebite cases per capita every year! North Carolina is home to many different species of snakes; most are harmless, but some can give venomous bites to humans. In the WakeMed system, we see about 100 snakebites per […]
Today, we would like to congratulate Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine for welcoming its first class of students. Even before opening today, Campbell’s program can be deemed a success due to the fact that they chose their first class of 162 students from over 4,000 applications submitted from across the country. Campbell’s program will […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.