For Kelly Smith, growing up in foster care was hard. “There was no stability. I was shifted around in my formative years. I felt afraid a lot of the time. And, when I would settle in and make friends with my foster siblings, I’d be torn apart from them and placed in another home.” When […]
Joshua Hutchins is a sophomore at University of North Carolina Wilmington and the recipient of the 2022 WakeMed Megan Champ Morgan Scholarship, benefitting WakeMed employees and their dependents who pursue post-secondary education in health sciences. The fund was established by former WakeMed president & CEO Ray Champ and his wife, Meredyth, through the WakeMed Foundation […]
After a harrowing experience this past summer, Rick Racine is grateful for each day he wakes up alive and well — thanks to the swift care he received at WakeMed Cary Hospital. Seeing Stars Beginning August 19, 2022, Rick woke up three days in a row with a strange visual sensation. “I was seeing stars […]
Transforming ideas into creative solutions — that’s what we do! Founded in 2019 with the kickoff of the WakeMed drone program, our WakeMed Innovations department is a place where employees are welcome to dabble in ideas that address the unmet needs of our patients and their families. Diana Rhyne, executive director of Research & Innovation, says, […]
“Now, more than ever…” This is one of many phrases that has become all too commonplace over the past several years as we’ve all faced unimaginable challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. For the WakeMed Foundation, though, the phrase rings very true. As WakeMed continues to serve our growing community while continuing to respond to the […]
Each year, the WakeMed Foundation’s Community Campaign offers an opportunity to support hospital programs and services. We connected with Gavin Shaw, president of Campion Capital, LLC and a member of the WakeMed Foundation Board of Directors, to talk about why being involved with the WakeMed Foundation is important to him. Outstanding Care Not long after his family […]
Each year, the WakeMed Foundation’s Community Campaign offers an opportunity to support hospital programs and services. We caught up with Dr. Jim Palombaro, co-chair of the WakeMed Foundation Community Physicians Annual Campaign and President of Wake Emergency Physicians, to talk about why serving WakeMed matters to him. As an Emergency Room physician, Dr. Jim Palombaro works on […]
We caught up with Jodi Stamey, committee member of the WakeMed Foundation Helton Scholarship Endowment Fund and Vice President for Advancement at William Peace University, to talk about why serving WakeMed matters to her. Education matters to local leader Jodi Stamey. It’s why she spends her professional career in university advancement, cultivating community and alumni […]
Each year, the WakeMed Foundation’s Community Campaign offers an opportunity to support hospital programs and services. We connected with Dana Green, a local marketing leader and Chair of the Community Campaign, to talk about why serving WakeMed and the community is important to her. When I moved to Raleigh about nine years ago, I wanted to give […]
Each year, the WakeMed Foundation’s Community Campaign offers an opportunity to support hospital programs and services. We chatted with Chris Bell, Middle Market Banking Manager for the Triangle Region at Truist, to talk about why serving WakeMed matters. In the fight against Covid-19, the Triangle community has banded together to support relief efforts. The effort has […]
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