WakeMed
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| Type | Healthcare |
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| Founded | 1961 |
| Founder(s) | William F. Andrews (first CEO) |
| Headquarters | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Number of locations | 2 hospitals, 8 outpatient facilities |
| Area served | Wake County, North Carolina |
| Employees | 6,893 |
| Website | http://www.wakemed.org/ |
| References: [1] | |
WakeMed Health and Hospitals is a 870-bed healthcare system with multiple facilities placed around the metropolitan Raleigh, North Carolina area.[1] WakeMed’s main campus is located on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina. WakeMed serves multiple counties throughout the state and specializes in a variety of services including cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, high-risk pregnancy, children’s care, trauma, physical rehabilitation and critical care transport.
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[edit] History
The construction of a publicly financed hospital for Wake County, North Carolina was approved via a voter-authorized bond issue in 1955. Memorial Hospital of Wake County, today known as WakeMed Raleigh Campus, opened in 1961 with 380 beds and 50 doctors. Though originally a public hospital, WakeMed is currently a private, not-for-profit corporation that operates many facilities in and around Wake County.
As of March, 2011, WakeMed is the only provider of the following services in Wake County[2]:
- Level I Trauma Center as designated by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services.
- Primary Stroke Center.
- Licensed rehabilitation hospital with the most comprehensive physical rehabilitation continuum of care in eastern North Carolina.
- Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and one of seven Harvard developmental training sites.
- Neuro intensive care unit and dedicated neurosciences inpatient unit.
- Children's inpatient unit and intensive care unit - staffed around the clock by pediatric intensivists.
- Children's diabetes and asthma programs.
- Pediatrics specialists in surgery, neurology, endocrinology, orthopaedics, neonatology, child development and more.
- Women's Pavilion and Birthplace - Cary
- North Healthplex offers the state's first stand alone full-service emergency department.
- Emergency Services Institute focusing on research, emergency preparedness and response in the event of community emergencies and disaster either natural or man-made.
- Patient Simulation Center for training health professionals.
[edit] Facilities
[edit] WakeMed Raleigh Campus
WakeMed's largest campus, based in Raleigh, houses five adult intensive care units, a same-day surgery center, two 24-hour emergency departments, one for adults and another for children, an 84-bed rehabilitation hospital, a Women’s Pavilion & Birthplace, a 36-bed neonatal intensive care nursery, physician practices through WakeMed Faculty Physicians, laboratories and diagnostic services.
[edit] WakeMed Cary Hospital
WakeMed Cary Hospital, located in Cary, North Carolina opened in 1991 as Western Wake Medical Center. It is a 156-bed hospital with 24-hour emergency services, a same-day surgery center, a Women's Pavilion & Birthplace, an intensive care unit, imaging services, and a sleep center specializing in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.
[edit] Outpatient facilities
In addition to its two full service hospitals, WakeMed operates several outpatient facilities in and around Wake County including:
- WakeMed North HealthPlex, located in the Wakefield area of North Raleigh
- WakeMed Brier Creek Medical Park, located in the Brier Creek area between Raleigh and Durham
- WakeMed Apex HealthPlex, located in Apex
- WakeMed Clayton Medical Park, located in Clayton
- WakeMed Zebulon/Wendell Outpatient and Skilled Nursing Facility, located in Zebulon
- WakeMed Fuquay-Varina Outpatient and Skilled Nursing Facility, located in Fuquay-Varina
- WakeMed Wake Forest Road Outpatient Rehab Center, located near the I-440 Beltline in North Raleigh
- WakeMed Home Health, located near Capital Boulevard in North Raleigh
- Blue Ridge Surgery Center, located on Wesvill Court in Raleigh
- Knightdale Medical Building, located on Knightdale Boulevard in Knightdale
[edit] References
- ^ a b "WakeMed at a Glance". http://www.wakemed.org/body.cfm?id=40&oTopID=40&oTopID=40. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "About Us". http://wakemed.org/landing.cfm?id=40. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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