It continues to be hot in central North Carolina, and WakeMed Emergency Departments are continuing to see an increased number of patients due to heat related illness and injuries.  We’ve blogged on this topic before, but thought it would be helpful to share information included on Wake County Government’s ReadyWake site.  The site includes common [...]

Stan Taylor is vice president of corporate planning.
As the Triangle Business Journal and the News & Observer have both reported, WakeMed purchased 12.5 acres of land in Brier Creek at the southwest corner of TW Alexander Drive and ACC Boulevard for our next healthplex facility.
The new Brier Creek Healthplex will include a stand-alone emergency department [...]

WakeMed is proud to have partnered with Wake County Public Schools and Wake Tech on the development of the Wake Early College of Health and Sciences, where graduates not only earn high school diplomas but two-year college degrees focused on health and sciences.  And, WakeMed is proud to host interns from the school over the [...]

Heather Monackey is senior public relations specialist.
Yesterday evening I had the distinct pleasure of attending the East Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting at Lions Park Community Center off Dennis Drive in Raleigh.  At WakeMed, we are more committed than ever to being involved with the communities we serve and want to understand community issues from [...]

WakeMed Cary Hospital recently earned the Red Apple recognition for creating a healthy food environment. Led by N.C. Prevention Partners, the Healthy Food Environments Initiative is a statewide project to help all NC hospitals make healthy foods more available, visible and affordable for employees and visitors.
Efforts included: offering more affordable healthy snacks in Points West Café; rearranging displays [...]

Laura Aiken is a community health specialist with WakeMed and director of Advocates for Health in Action.
Once again, Wake County is leading the way in providing healthy options for our citizens. Beginning June 26, the Western Wake Farmers’ Market in Cary will provide low‐income individuals improved access to fresh, wholesome food by accepting Electronic Benefits [...]

Members of the Heart Center’s Invasive Cardiology team stand with three of the six N.C. State Bioengineering students who worked with them to design and create an armrest device for improved patient comfort during transradial procedures. The device is also shown.

In May, the WakeMed Heart Center received a special gift from six students in North Carolina [...]

WakeMed Cary Hospital is proud to sponsor the Movies By Moonlight series this summer at Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre. Thursday evenings in June, July and August feature a combination of blockbuster hits and memorable classics from Hollywood.
For only $3 for adults (kids 12 and under are free) and picnic baskets allowed, it is hard to [...]

This past Friday, The Triangle Business Journal included a special insert profiling the 2010 40 Under 40 winners.  WakeMed is proud to have two top-notch ladies receiving the award this year.  Here’s a little bit more about Laura Aiken and Valerie Barlow.  After reading portions of their nominations you will see that these two ladies [...]

In case you missed the new patient tower grand opening yesterday, don’t fret.  We’ve pulled together a slide show of highlights of the new patient tower and will be posting some additional grand opening photos later this week.
To learn more, please see stories about the new patient tower on WRAL-TV, News 14 and in the News [...]