All WakeMed facilities and services are now officially live on Epic, a comprehensive electronic medical record system. This is a big change for us, so we appreciate the patience of our patients and family members during the transition. We’re also excited to offer increased access to your health information via the WakeMed MyChart patient portal. […]
Dr. Mark Piehl, medical director of the WakeMed Children’s Hospital, clarifies pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine confusion for WTVD’s Caitlin Knute. Last year, WakeMed treated 18 cases of pertussis, a potentially deadly disease for babies and very young children. The best protection against the disease is vaccination and booster shots every 10 years. Even with vaccination […]
Often called the stomach bug or the stomach flu, viral gastroenteritis is an illness that is quite common throughout the year, but especially throughout the winter months. Symptoms include nausea, watery diarrhea, vomiting, sometimes a fever and malaise, or a general feeling of discomfort. Most symptoms last for about 24 to 48 hours, but sometimes […]
There are many things you can do to help prevent illness, hand washing being one of the top strategies. However, it is also important to be aware of the objects that are considered “high-touch” – objects that people frequently touch and are agents in spreading a lot of germs. WakeMed’s Melinda Cooper, RN, BSN, CIC, infection […]
Everybody knows the first thing you do when the meteorologist calls for winter weather – like they are tonight and tomorrow – is to run to the grocery store (along with the rest of the city) to buy staples to get you through the storm. The list of staples includes the obligatory milk, eggs and […]
Did you know that WakeMed has one of the very few human milk banks in the United States? Neither did Kelli Russell until the birth of her second baby resulted in a significant oversupply of breast milk. Even when her son was sleeping through the night, Kelli still had to pump due to an oversupply. […]
Due to the widespread outbreak of flu in this area, WakeMed is restricting visitation in all patient care facilities in an effort to protect patients, visitors and employees from illness. Effective Friday, January 9, the following visitation restrictions apply to all WakeMed patient care facilities: No visitors under the age of 12 are permitted without […]
Flu season is officially here. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the illness is widespread throughout 43 states, including North Carolina. For the week of December 29 through January 5, WakeMed reported 240 cases of positive flu diagnosis. This year, the influenza A H3N2 strain of the virus is particularly prevalent and has mutated or changed since being […]
For our posts on WakeMed Voices, we regularly consult with WakeMed experts – doctors, nurses, nutritionists, chefs and other highly skilled specialists – for advice and insider information on a wide variety of health-related topics. Today, we pull from 15 of our past blogs to create a list of things you can do in 2015 […]
As one year ends and another is set to begin, we feel thankful to have the physicians, specialists, nurses, staff, volunteers, resources and community support that allow us to continue working toward our mission of improving the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. Looking back at 2014, […]
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