The flu & other viral illnesses 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. Due to the high number of flu cases in our area, we have implemented widespread visitor restrictions throughout the entire WakeMed hospital system beginning Friday, […]
These days, people can go all day without writing a single word. We text. We e-mail. We take notes on our iPads. All this technology is about efficiency and convenience, but for the healthcare industry it means something more. Technology is helping us improve accuracy and patient safety – especially when it comes to those […]
The Center for Disease Control continues to report meningitis illnesses across the U.S. associated with epidural steroid injections distributed by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, MA. Rest assured that WakeMed and its affiliated physician practices do not and have never used the supplier linked to this meningitis outbreak. Learn more about the outbreak […]
About two weeks ago The News & Observer printed an article all about Joe and Terry Graedon’s experiences with the health care system and what they learned about what patients can do to help prevent medical errors from happening to them while in the hospital. The entire article can be read here and is enlightening, but […]
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 […]
I picked up some interesting knowledge the other day from Lynn Eschenbacher, PharmD, and Meghan Palmer, who both work in the WakeMed Pharmacy. Maybe you know this, but I certainly didn’t. Acetaminophen is in a lot of other drugs other than just Tylenol products and their generic equivalents (which I usually buy because they are […]
Today marked the fourth annual WakeMed Patient Safety House of Horrors where nursing staff can learn how to identify and prevent mistakes before they happen. The Center for Innovative Learning staff, infection control, dietary, clinical analysis, and others helped stage mock food trays, nursing stations, patients in wheel chairs, and patients in beds using medical […]
Kelly Deis is an executive assistant in the Public Relations Department. After a routine appointment for lab work, I received a phone call from my doctor’s office asking me to come in for a physical. I immediately became concerned because normally when my lab results are normal, I get them in the mail with a […]
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