WakeMed In The News
2009-07-02
The News & Observer
Cardiac plan wins support
Johnston likes WakeMed...
2009-07-02
Med Compare
Industry Leader Announces Next Generation of Patient Flow Automation
Source: Tele-Tracking Technologies, Inc. TeleTracking continues the rollout of "Patient Flow 2.0", its next generation of patient flow applications, with the general release today of the Bed Management Suite? powered by TeleTracking XT?.
2009-07-01
WRAL.com
WakeMed simulation program helps keep physicians sharp
Posted: 13 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. A new patient simulation lab at WakeMed aims to help physicians, nurses and caregivers hone their medical and communication...
2009-07-01
Zvents
Safe Sitter classes
Monday, July 13 9:00a to 4:00p at WakeMed, Raleigh, NC Classes include basic first aid, personal safety and how to handle emergency situations; such as CPR for a choking child...
2009-06-29
Carolina Newswire
Triangle Aphasia Project at WakeMed Rehab Completes Successful Aphasia Awareness Month
RALEIGH, N.C. During the month of June, the Triangle Aphasia Project (TAP) at WakeMed Rehab made great strides advocating for aphasia awareness. On June 2, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue issued a proclamation declaring the month of June Aphasia Awareness...
2009-06-29
Southeast Constrution
Cover Story - July 2009
Contractor of the Year: Brasfield &...
2009-06-29
NBC 17
Summertime Glow Can Lead To Long-Term Skin Damage
Years of sun exposure left Jenny Fowler with redness on her face and neck that wouldn't go away. She got tired of people noticing all the time. "Everyone would always mention how red I was," she said. "Are you embarrassed, or are you hot, or whatever the case may be? And I'd be like, no, it's just my skin." So the Oxford woman came to Premier Med Spa of Raleigh to have a procedure called Intense Pulse Light, or IPL, to erase the redness and get rid of dark spots caused by sun damage.
2009-06-29
WRAL-TV
WakeMed expansion is underway
WakeMed is making progress on their largest expansion since the facility's founding.
2009-06-24
WRAL.com
WakeMed expansion is underway
Updated: Today at 8:17 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed is making progress on their largest expansion since the facility's founding. WATCH VIDEO WakeMed to get four-level patient tower Outside of the building is a new 1,200-space parking deck connected by a bridge to the future hospitals main...
2009-06-26
Carolina Newswire
Triangle Business Journal announces CFO of the Year Award winners
Raleigh, NC - In a challenging economy, companies turn to chief financial officers and senior financial executives for financial guidance and support. These outstanding fiscal stewards will be recognized at Triangle Business Journal s first CFO of The Year Awards...
2009-06-25
Carolina Newswire
WakeMed Cary Hospital Names Gail Sturtevant New Executive Director of Nursing
RALEIGH, N.C. WakeMed Health & Hospitals welcomes Gail Sturtevant, RN, MSN, NEA-BC to the new position of executive director of nursing for WakeMed Cary...
2009-06-18
Surgi Strategies
N.C. Health System Seeking to Build Outpatient Center
The (Raleigh) News & Observer is reporting that WakeMed Health & Hospitals has asked North Carolina state regulators for permission to develop a $60.7 million outpatient medical center next to its flagship hospital in Raleigh,...
2009-06-17
WRAL-TV
Gardening can help urge children to eat their vegetables
The goal of community gardens is to involve residents in the building, planting, tending, harvesting and eating. Experts say it is important for children, who arent usually big vegetable eaters, to get involved with gardening projects.
2009-06-03
WRAL.com
Gardening can help urge children to eat their vegetables
Posted: 44 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. The goal of community gardens is to involve residents in the building, planting, tending, harvesting and...
2009-06-17
The News & Observer
WakeMed seeking Medical Park
Facility to serve...
2009-06-15
NBC-17
Local Healthcare Leaders Disagree About Governments Role In Reform
Skyrocketing healthcare costs and increasing numbers of uninsured patients have brought doctors, hospitals and insurers to the table in support of healthcare reform. But if the Triangle is an indicator, the final product is still far from decided.
2009-06-15
The News & Observer
WakeMed Cary has new top executive
WakeMed has named David Coulter as the top executive of its 156-bed Cary hospital. Coulter, 60, joined WakeMed in 2006 after spending more than 15 years at Raleigh rival Rex...
2009-06-12
The News & Observer
Exceptional response
Precision, expertise and compassion describe the coordinated response to the building explosion at the ConAgra plant in Garner. EMS crews, Wake County Human Services, American Red Cross, Wake County Emergency Management, police and fire departments and area hospitals worked seamlessly together to ensure plant employees and their rescuers were treated with care and efficiency. Achieving this level of coordination takes practice and the dedication of many individuals to ensure our community's disaster preparedness is nothing less than the best. We are pleased that residents of our community can rest assured knowing our disaster response was orchestrated by exceptionally committed individuals taking care of their friends and neighbors. We are proud to be part of this excellent team. Barb Bisset, Ph.D., executive director, Emergency Services Institute, WakeMed Health & Hospitals Janice Frohman, R.N., director, Emergency Services, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh
2009-06-12
The News & Observer
Exceptional response
Precision, expertise and compassion describe the coordinated response to the building explosion at the ConAgra plant in Garner. EMS crews, Wake County Human Services, American Red Cross, Wake County Emergency Management, police and fire departments and area hospitals worked seamlessly together to ensure...
2009-06-08
WRAL-TV
State's cleaner air enjoyed by asthma sufferers
As the weather heats up, North Carolinians are used to hearing about Code Orange and Code Red ozone action days. But so far, 2009 has seen only one day when ozone exceeded federal standards.
2009-06-08
WRAL.com
State's cleaner air enjoyed by asthma suffers
Posted: 26 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. As the weather heats up, North Carolinians are used to hearing about Code Orange and Code Red ozone action...
2009-06-07
The News & Observer
Chk it out: Execs use Twitter for biz
RALEIGH -- Ken Atkins, a 60-year-old economic development recruiter, explains his conversion to Twitter as a rite of passage into the future of business...
2009-06-06
PR-USA.net
RadarFind Introduces Customized RFID Tag to Track Medical Telemetry Devices
RadarFind Corporation, a healthcare technology company offering a patented enterprise-wide Real Time Location System (RTLS) for tracking medical equipment and patients, is introducing a new location tracking capability for cardiac telemetry devices - the first of its kind in the RTLS...