One of the biggest frustrations reported by people who visit hospital emergency departments is the amount of time that they have to wait. At any given time, all seven of our emergency departments can become extremely busy– especially during flu season, if there is a natural disaster, or after physician offices close for the day and […]
In Wake County, we are starting to see the pops of color on forsythia bushes and daffodils a little earlier this year due to unseasonably warm winter. It is these blooms that are the typical hallmarks of the transition from cold and flu season to spring allergy season. And, it is this time of year […]
Influenza and other viral illness are currently widespread in the community; and when sick people visit our patients, they put both our staff and our patients at risk for infection. Help Keep Our Patients Safe: Sick Visitors Should Not Visit While WakeMed has not implemented widespread visitor restrictions this year, we strongly urge all patients, […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there are about 4 million people with Type 1 diabetes and 30 million people with Type 2 diabetes in the United States (roughly 9.3% of the population). In North Carolina alone, diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death. Below, we examine some of the common […]
In the Triangle, we’re experiencing what’s being referred to as a “late-peaking flu season”. Typically, the flu season experiences peak activity between December and February. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), flu activity can last as late as May! Recently, we’ve seen a slight increase in the flu, with most of the […]
In response to declining flu rates throughout the hospital, community and state, WakeMed is lifting visitation restrictions effective Thursday, February 14. “At this time, there has been a notable decrease in the risk of flu cases being brought into our hospitals and facilities by visitors,” commented Vickie Brown, RN, director of Infection Prevention & Control. […]
How do you know that you are well enough to return to work or school after suffering with that debilitating flu, nagging cold, or painful strep throat? Here are a few guidelines for some common contagious illnesses to help prevent spreading your illness to others. Strep Throat Strep Throat is a bacterial infection that is […]
You’re sick and you figure it’s probably just a cold so you don’t need to go see your doctor, right? Well, the flu and the common cold are both caused by viruses and they have similar symptoms. The flu is usually more severe and can cause death in certain vulnerable populations like the immunocompromised, elderly […]
As of today, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is ending the age-related visitation restrictions (no children under the age of 18 permitted in patient care areas) that were created to help stop the spread of H1N1 flu. As always, visitors should consult WakeMed’s normal policies for visiting adult units, the pediatric unit and critical care units […]
Dr. Courtney Mann, medical director of the WakeMed Children’s Emergency Department, provides prospective on how she made the decision to vaccinate herself and her two children for H1N1. The H1N1 vaccine is slowly starting to be available in our community. As a health care provider and a parent, I am often asked by friends and […]
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