As the final days of summer tiptoe away, there’s nothing I’d rather do than whip up a deliciously healthy meal and toast our final days of the season. And I’m in luck. With the month of September comes the seasonal sensation, the muscadine grape, ripe and ready for the picking. And when it comes to the […]
Yesterday WakeMed welcomed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland to discuss the danger of kids in hot cars. WTVD’s Alina Machado reports…
Wake Early College student Kayla works in the WakeMed in the Chest Pain Unit. A few ambitious Wake Early College of Health and Sciences students took advantage of the school’s partnership with WakeMed over the summer. Visit Wake County School’s blog to listen to Principal Teresa Pierrie and a student describe how the school and its partnership […]
A new external defibrillator made by Zoll is worn like a vest is helping to save the lives of heart disease sufferers, according to Dr. Pavlo Netrebko, a cardiologist with Cary Cardiology, who recommends it to many patients.
WakeMed Children’s Hospital has been accepted as an associate member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). “Becoming a member of NACHRI is an important step for WakeMed Children’s,” commented Mark Piehl, MD, medical director of WakeMed Children’s Hospital. “The ability to share information with peers who like us focus exclusively […]
We are pleased to announce that WakeMed has been approved to add 14 inpatient beds to its rehabilitation hospital located on the Raleigh campus in a competitive Certificate of Need (CON) process. WakeMed Rehab Hospital is the only inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Wake County and serves patients who are impacted by neurological, spinal cord or […]
WakeMed broke ground this month on a $100 million ambulatory surgery center that is the newest addition to Raleigh’s growing medical district along the New Bern Avenue corridor. A recent story in Triangle Business Journal (WakeMed $100M ‘super block’ on its way, July 8) highlighted our plans to immediately develop 7.84 acres directly northwest of […]
We are pleased to announce that WakeMed has been recognized as high-performing in ten of 16 different specialties by U.S. News & World Report. WakeMed’s ten high-performing categories include: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics Gynecology Nephrology Neurology & Neurosurgery Orthopedics Pulmonology Urology “WakeMed offers the highest level of care available in Wake County […]
Fellow citizens of Wake County, as you may be aware three competing hospital systems have submitted applications to develop 101 new beds. These competing applications were submitted by Rex Healthcare, Novant Health and WakeMed. Rex proposes to add 11 new beds and a cardiovascular-focused heart tower to its Raleigh Campus as well as build community […]
When you think of a state-owned hospital, what comes to mind? For most, it is probably mission – a mission to serve the citizens of our state regardless of the ability to pay. It is likely a vision of a hospital that adds specialties and services in response to community need, and it is a […]
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