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Vitamin D Exposed

Originally associated with the childhood disease rickets, vitamin D has reemerged as an important factor in health and disease prevention. The studies are so convincing, health organizations and our government are considering officially increasing the recommended daily requirement for vitamin D in the diet.  It is estimated that 75 percent of US teens and up to […]

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What’s the big whoop about whooping cough?

Whooping cough or pertussis is characterized by a cough where the infected person makes a loud “whoop” sound after coughing.  Whooping cough is generally known as “a disease of childhood” because children tend to (but do not always) make a distinguishable “whooping” sound when coughing.  But whooping cough affects adults and children alike. So, what’s […]

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Health Care and the Human Connection

Frequently, in the pages of the newspaper you hear about the business side of health care; which new facilities are opening, financial results or hardships, among other things.  These stories miss the most important driving force behind health care.  Today, The News & Observer’s Deputy Editorial Page Editor Jim Jenkins eloquently brought the conversation back to […]

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Quality Matters

The Leapfrog Group is the most recent quality-rating agency to release a report grading each hospital in America.  The vast majority of hospitals received a B or C, including WakeMed Cary Hospital, WakeMed Raleigh Campus, the Cleveland Clinic, New York Mount Sinai Medical Center, among many others. The idea behind these quality measures is for […]

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WakeMed Brier Creek Healthplex Attains LEED Certification

Medical buildings are known to have at least double the energy requirements of standard buildings due to their 24/7 operations, high water usage and strict regulation over air quality. Yet, the WakeMed Brier Creek Healthplex achieved LEED certification with a 12 percent improvement in energy efficiency over standard buildings. Some of the building’s exceptional green features […]

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Thanks for the New Children’s Emergency Department Art

Thanks to the creativity and brushstrokes of Ravenscroft faculty and students, the WakeMed Children’s Emergency Department hallways now have an “Under the Sea” theme to welcome its young patients. Ravenscroft Upper School students designed and painted a new mural for the Children’s Emergency Department ambulance entrance hallway.  Ravenscroft Middle School art students painted 40 sea […]

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