On Monday, Wake County Commissioners approved the transfer of ownership of an emergency response pharmaceutical trailer, purchased by the State of North Carolina on behalf of Wake County, to WakeMed.  WakeMed is the lead hospital in the Capital Regional Advisory Committee, which helps coordinate all emergency response efforts in this region of the state.  The [...]

Judy O’Neal is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief of Staff, Office of the President.  She is responsible for developing relationships with legislators and policy makers at the local, state and national levels to advance their understanding and support for WakeMed’s mission.  She also has responsibility for planning, marketing, public relations, and community [...]

A few weeks ago, a group of physicians from WakeMed and other Triangle hospitals traveled to Washington to talk with North Carolina’s Congressional delegation about several aspects of health care reform, including the need to address medical malpractice issues.
Their visit coincided with a report from the Congressional Budget Office indicating that malpractice reform could have [...]

The two hottest topics in health care these days are Health Care Reform and H1N1 (aka swine flu).  Today there are two local events on these exact topics.
Health Care Reform
U.S. Representative Etheridge is hosting a discussion on the impact of health care reform on senior citizens this afternoon from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm at the [...]

I had the chance to attend President Obama’s town hall meeting on health care reform in Raleigh this afternoon.  It was a delight to have the President here in our backyard.  WakeMed’s Senior Vice President Judy O’Neal was even fortunate enough to sit on stage and get a “President’s eye” view of the crowd.  Afterwards, [...]

To start the conversation, I encourage everyone to take a look at the article published in today’s News & Observer highlighting where several organizations around the Triangle stand on health care reform, including WakeMed.
This, and many other relevant articles, will be posted and stored in the News Archive section of this blog.