With so many family get-togethers, we think it’s time to get serious about grilling safety! According to the U.S. Fire Administration, approximately 5700 grill fires take place on residential property every year, most caused by malfunctioning gas grills. Thousands of people visit emergency rooms every year due to burn injuries while barbecuing. 6 Tips to […]
Twice a week, Jack Montgomery drives himself to WakeMed for outpatient therapy. He’s pretty proud of that because not that long ago, there was a lot of uncertainty about his future mobility and independence after a frightening car accident in June 2021 left him with a spinal cord injury, concussion and broken clavicle. It was […]
WakeMed clinical nurse, Amanda Page, cares for patients in the WakeMed Raleigh Campus, surgical operating room. She’s seen her fair share of challenging cases and has been instrumental in the recovery of untold numbers of patients who have come through the doors. Kind, compassionate and precise: she’s excellent at what she does because she’s had […]
No one ever wants to be injured, sick and stuck in the hospital. Yet, calamity strikes, and sometimes at the most inopportune times, such as right before you begin a new job, right before your wedding and even right before your birthday. When this misfortune happens to a WakeMed patient, our WakeMed care teams are […]
COVID-19 has been a large part of our lives for two years. It has caused mild symptoms for some and life ending ailments for others. The WakeMed family continues to take each challenge head on, finding strength and supporting each other in the most difficult times. Below is a story of a husband and wife’s […]
For Markelle Foushee, a 33-year-old CAT scan technologist, June 17, 2021 was a typical night shift at the WakeMed Raleigh Campus Emergency Department. She had just finished working and was driving home in the early hours of the morning. Little did she know, she’d leave the hospital as a health care worker and head back […]
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 was just a typical day for the Lorig household — a dedicated, hardworking military family stationed in North Carolina. Colleen Lorig’s husband, an Army soldier, was preparing for a deployment. As part of that preparation, he left for work at 5:00 a.m. His wife, Colleen, also got up early to help […]
It’s that time of day again, when you ask yourself: “Did I take my pills?” Even if you’re only taking one or two medications, keeping track of how and when to take them can be a challenge. Many of us use pill organizers to help manage them — or to avoid the daily grind of […]
Freak accidents — they can happen to anyone at the most unsuspecting moments, and Crystal Poole, unfortunately, is no exception. Due to no fault of her own, she found herself in the wrong place at wrong time. Crystal is a wife, a mom, a graduate student, a resident of Wake County and also a trauma […]
Part of the magic and wonder of the holiday season is seeing children’s delight as they open a special gift from their toy wish list. Yet, toy injuries can put a damper on holiday fun. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports, “In 2019, there were an estimated 162,700 toy-related, emergency department-treated injuries and 14 […]
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