We are pleased to announce that WakeMed has been approved to add 14 inpatient beds to its rehabilitation hospital located on the Raleigh campus in a competitive Certificate of Need (CON) process. 
WakeMed Rehab Hospital is the only inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Wake County and serves patients who are impacted by neurological, spinal cord or other [...]

WakeMed broke ground this month on a $100 million ambulatory surgery center that is the newest addition to Raleigh’s growing medical district along the New Bern Avenue corridor. 
A recent story in Triangle Business Journal (WakeMed $100M ’super block’ on its way, July highlighted our plans to immediately develop 7.84 acres directly northwest of the [...]

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 in many different specialty areas, including critical, neonatal, neuroscience, cardiology and trauma [...]

They come in all colors, shapes and sizes. They are organized by function in the shoe store and can cost from $20 to over $200, but do shoes really make a difference?
For most people of normal activity level a general, supportive shoe that fits well will work just fine, regardless of whether they are biking, [...]

Fellow citizens of Wake County, as you may be aware three competing hospital systems have submitted applications to develop 101 new beds.  These competing applications were submitted by Rex Healthcare, Novant Health and WakeMed. 

Rex proposes to add 11 new beds and a cardiovascular-focused heart tower to its Raleigh Campus as well as build community hospitals [...]

When you think of a state-owned hospital, what comes to mind?  For most, it is probably mission – a mission to serve the citizens of our state regardless of the ability to pay.  It is likely a vision of a hospital that adds specialties and services in response to community need, and it is a [...]

A few weeks ago I was approached by a teacher at an elementary school whose student been coughing for weeks and had been tested for whooping cough.  She was concerned about the other students in the class being exposed to whooping cough, but was quite surprised when I explained that she and her teaching assistant [...]

Several fires in eastern and southeastern North Carolina are producing hazy conditions and smoky odors across the Triangle today, according to www.WRAL.com.
As a result, the N.C. Division of Air Quality has issued a Code Orange Health Notice for Ozone for central North Carolina until 9 pm today. People in sensitive groups – young children, the [...]

Forecast for the next three months: hot, humid, with a chance of thunderstorms.  Summer thunderstorms are not something to be taken lightly – especially in North Carolina where thunderstorms bring danger in the form of lightning, high winds, falling trees and occasional tornadoes.  In fact, North Carolina has the second highest number of lightning strikes [...]

It seems that there’s an app for everything these days – from personal finance to dieting, directions, games, you name it.  Well now, there is even an app available to coaches, athletic trainers and parents who have players on the field to rule out concussion.  A concussion can be very serious, resulting in permanent brain [...]