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Key Statistics

WakeMed is an 870-bed private, not-for-profit health care system based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Our system is accredited by The Joint Commission, which monitors and evaluates health care organizations according to the established state-of-the-art quality and safety standards.

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Operating Statistics FY 2009

 
Discharges (total)

49,260

 Raleigh Campus

37,133

 Cary Hospital

10,002

 Rehab Hospital

1,807

Skilled Nursing Facilities

318

Births (total)

7,603

 Raleigh Campus

5,161

 Cary Hospital

2,442

Emergency Visits (total)

217,050

 Raleigh Campus

117,492

 Cary Hospital

43,790

North Healthplex

34,881

Apex Healthplex 17,949

Trauma Patients

2,938

WakeMed Faculty Physicians Clinic Visits - Raleigh Campus

88,758

Inpatient Surgery & Endoscopy (total)

11,344

 Raleigh Campus

8,680

 Cary Hospital

2,664

Outpatient Surgery & Endoscopy (total)

27,605

 Raleigh Campus

11,825

 Cary Hospital

11,342

 North Healthplex

4,438

Total Cardiovascular Procedures

28,022

Other Outpatient Procedures 200,904
Raleigh Campus 107,812
Cary Hospital 29,378 
North Healthplex 21,908 
Apex Healthplex 4,085
All Other 37,721
   
Financial Statistics FY 2009  
Total Net Income (from Operations)

$19,259,338

Net Patient Revenue

$876,450,000

Raleigh Campus

$568,139,000

Cary Hospital

$152,940,000

North Healthplex

$49,448,000

Apex Healthplex $15,506,000
Daily Cost of Operations

$2,425,621

Total Operating Expenses

$885,351,672

Total Revenue Over Expenses $23,893,308
Total Labor Expenses

$507,566,948

Capital Expenditures

$78,486,280

   
Beds (total)

870

Raleigh Campus

575 acute

Rehab Hospital

84 rehab

Cary Hospital

156 acute

Fuquay-Varina

36 skilled nursing

Zebulon/Wendell

19 skilled nursing

*60 new acute care beds are currently under development  
   
Personnel Statistics FY 2009  
Medical Staff Members  
Raleigh Campus  869
Cary Hospital  640
North Healthplex  364
Employees (total)

6,286

 Raleigh Campus

4,046

 Cary Hospital

919

 North Healthplex

143

Apex Healthplex 65

 All other

1,113

 Total RNS

2,113

Overall employee vacancy rate

2.77%

Volunteers

1,200

Raleigh Campus

656

Cary Hospital

544

Total Hours

112,978

 
Direct Community Benefit:  FY 2009 

Cost of treating Charity Care patients $70,711,938
Unreimbursed costs of treating Medicare patients $54,688,687
Unreimbursed costs of treating Medicaid patients $31,418,352
Health Professions Education $48,958,250
Cash and In-kind Contributions to Community Groups $1,249,644
Community Building Activities $4,062,070
TOTAL DIRECT COMMUNITY BENEFIT $211,088,942

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