For the second year in a row, WakeMed Children’s was filled with delight when Batman, Ironman and Spider-Man suspended themselves from the windows outside of the hospital to give young patients an unforgettable experience. The superheroes were actually employees of Scottie’s Building Services, WakeMed’s window washing service, who donated their time on April 16 to give […]
Category: WakeMed News
Emergency Response in Wake County: Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The insightful and educational #CodeSTEMI Documentary Series recently visited North Carolina to explore the Wake County EMS system and the processes that are in place to respond to patients who experience sudden cardiac arrest. Interviews with the Wake County EMS medical director, Brent Myers, MD; paramedics, nurses and emergency room doctors, as well as actual patient profiles, help give viewers […]
TBJ Women in Business Award Winner: Carolyn Knaup
Annually, the Triangle Business Journal recognizes a select group of area business women through their Women in Business awards program. This year, WakeMed senior vice president of Ambulatory & Physician Operations Carolyn Knaup, RN, MHA, was one of two winners from the hospital/health care industry. Knaup joined WakeMed in 1999 as the Raleigh Campus operating room manager. In […]
Diversity Month at WakeMed
This month, WakeMed celebrates Diversity & Inclusion Awareness Month, a time to recognize and honor our differences while helping our employees build the cultural competencies necessary for a culture of inclusion. To meet and exceed the needs of our diverse patient population, we recognize the importance of cultural competence and that we must continue exploring […]
A WakeMed Healthcare Hero: Susan Coulter
Every year the Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) recognizes individuals in our area who are true heroes within the health care profession. This year, WakeMed was proud to employ three award winners (whom we have already highlighted on this blog) and one finalist, Susan Coulter, a WakeMed Cary Hospital volunteer. Coulter is a retired speech pathologist who helped start Cary Hospital’s Silver […]
Safely Treating Your Child’s Cuts & Scrapes
Warm weather and sunshine are finally here, allowing more kids the freedom to play outside in their warm weather clothes. While shorts, short-sleeved shirts and tank tops are a lot more comfortable than sweaters and jeans, they expose little legs, arms, elbows and knees, leaving them susceptible to cuts and scrapes. However, minor injuries can […]
Safe Kids Day 2014
WakeMed was proud to help sponsor Wake County’s Safe Kids Day 2014, hosted by Safe Kids Wake County in Apex on Saturday, April 5. Over 750 people attended to enjoy activities related to fire safety, pedestrian safety, drunk driving awareness, teen driving, poison prevention and sports safety. Also on hand were car seat safety displays as well as a hot car […]
A WakeMed Healthcare Hero: Elizabeth Penny
Every year the Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) recognizes individuals in our area who are true heroes within the healthcare profession. While the TBJ includes a nice profile and picture of each award winner (available online only to subscribers), we thought you might want to see their actual nominations and read first-hand what makes these individuals so special. […]
We Love Our More Than 1,500 Volunteers!
Back in 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals (then the Wake County Hospital System Inc.) was established by the community to care for the people of the community. In other words, the community has been the most vital supporter of WakeMed since its beginnings. A special segment of our community – providing a very special service […]
A WakeMed Healthcare Hero: Jim Helm
Every year the Triangle Business Journal recognizes individuals in our area who are true healthcare heroes. While the Journal includes a nice profile and picture of the award winners (available online only to subscribers), we thought you might want to see their actual nominations and read first-hand what makes these individuals so special. Our second highlighted […]


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