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WakeMed

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WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Company typeHealthcare
Founded1961
Headquarters,
Number of locations
3 hospitals, 8 outpatient facilities
Area served
Wake County, North Carolina
Key people
Donald R. Gintzig (CEO)[1]
Number of employees
8,000 +
Websitehttp://www.wakemed.org/
Footnotes / references
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WakeMed Health and Hospitalsis a 919-bed healthcare system with multiple facilities placed around the metropolitanRaleigh,North Carolinaarea.[2]WakeMed's main campus is located on New Bern Avenue inRaleigh, North Carolina.WakeMed serves multiple counties throughout the state and specializes in a variety of services including cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, orthopedics, high-risk pregnancy, children's care, trauma, physical rehabilitation and critical care transport.

History

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The construction of a publicly financed hospital forWake County, North Carolinawas 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, 2020, WakeMed is the only provider of the following services in Wake County:[3]

  • Level I Trauma Center as designated by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services.
  • Licensed rehabilitation hospital.
  • 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 intensive care unit.
  • Children's diabetes and asthma programs.
  • Pediatrics specialists in surgery,neurology,endocrinology,orthopaedics,neonatology,child developmentand more.
  • Women's Pavilion and Birthplace - Cary
  • 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.

Facilities

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WakeMed Raleigh Campus

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WakeMed's largest campus, based in Raleigh, houses six 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 48-bed neonatal intensive care nursery, physician practices through WakeMed Faculty Physicians, laboratories and diagnostic services.

WakeMed Cary Hospital

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WakeMed Cary Hospital, located inCary, North Carolinaopened 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.

WakeMed North Hospital

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In May 2015, Wakemed Health and Hospitals upgraded their North Healthplex facility into a full hospital, specializing in women's and children's services. The 61-bed facility will provide comprehensive OBGYN support. It is located on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh, built on land that was once thePullen Plantation.[4]

Outpatient facilities

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In addition to its three full service hospitals, WakeMed operates several outpatient facilities that include freestanding emergency departments. The stand-alone emergency department locations include:

The system also has multiple outpatient rehab locations in and aroundWake County.

References

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  1. ^"Leadership Team".Wake Med.Retrieved21 February2017.
  2. ^ab"WakeMed at a Glance".Retrieved2008-05-17.
  3. ^"About Us".Retrieved2011-03-28.
  4. ^"Pullen House to move - News and Observer, October 15, 1999, 77".The News and Observer.15 October 1999. p. 77.

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