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Patient Education & Information

Patient Information

This page is just a glimpse into the vast amounts of patient education and information we provide to the public here at WakeMed.  Please check back for updates, as we are in the process of updating all of our educational materials. 

General Patient Information

Patients' Rights and Responsibilities
WakeMed Notice of Privacy Practices  English | Spanish
Patient Billing Information & Financial Policy  English | Spanish

Falls Prevention at WakeMed
Pain Management
Referral After Discharge - English
Referral After Discharge - Spanish
Blood Transfusions: Benefits, Risks, Alternatives
Artificial Feeding: A Guide for Patients & Family Members
Palliative Care
Managing Your Pain
After Your Stay at WakeMed

Healthy Lifestyles

You CAN Quit Smoking! - English Version (pdf) | Spanish Version (pdf)

Raleigh Campus

About WakeMed Raleigh Campus
Raleigh Campus Patient Information Guide
Critical Care Waiting Room Guide

Cary Hospital

General information about the services at WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary Hospital Patient Information Guide
Day Surgery Patient Guide - Cary Hospital
Endoscopy - Cary Hospital
Imaging Services - Cary Hospital
Cardiopulmonary and Neurodiagnostic Services - Cary Hospital
Outpatient Lab - Cary Hospital
Mammography at Cary Hospital: Patient Information

North Healthplex

Physicians/Tenants & Contact Information
Day Surgery Patient Guide

Clayton Medical Park

About Clayton Medical Park: Location, Services, & Physician Offices

Heart & Vascular

The Road to Recovery: Your Heart and its Healing Process
Heart Disease Risk Factor Reduction
Heart Disease Risk Factor Reduction - Spanish
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
What is Heart Failure? English | Spanish
Cardiac Computerized Tomography with Contrast (CT Angiography)
Echocardiogram (Echo)
Stress Echocardiogram (Stress Echo)
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram (DSE)
Nuclear Medicine Tests: Adenosine Cardiolite, Treadmill Cardiolite, Lexiscan Cardiolite, Dobutamine Cardiolite
Cardiac Catheterization
Carotid Artery Stents  English | Spanish
Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

Stroke

About Hemorrhagic Stroke
The WakeMed Stroke Network: A patient to patient program offering hope, strength and encouragment

Women's Pavilion & Birthplace -Raleigh & Cary Locations

Engorgement
Your Obstetrics Visits: What to Expect
Gestational Diabetes: What to do after delivery

Children's

About WakeMed Children's
WakeMed Pediatric Unit: A Guide for Families
Special Infant Care Clinic English | Spanish
Patient Guide to Children's Surgical Services

Child Life Services: Preparing your Child for Procedures and Surgery

Preparing Your Child for an IV
Preparing Your Child for a MRI
Preparing Your Child for a CT scan
Preparing Your Child for a VCUG
Preparing Your Child for Surgery

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Services Overview
Rehabilitation Patient/Family Education Notebook
Spinal Cord Injury Patient/Family Education Notebook  English | Spanish
About WakeMed Rehab
Zebulon and Wendell: Nursing Facility & Rehab Program
Healthworks Fitness & Wellness Center: Exercise Options Following Therapy or Hospitalization
About WakeMed Raleigh Campus - Health Park Outpatient Rehab
About WakeMed Outpatient Rehab at Alexander Family YMCA

Neurosciences

Neurocare: Patient Information
What is a Concussion?
Concussion Guide for Parents
What is a Brain Attack?
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury or Concussion: Guide for Parents & Caregivers

Imaging Services

Preparing for a CT Scan
Preparing for a Bone Densitometry Scan
Preparing for a Mammogram
Preparing for an Ultrasound
Mammography at Cary Hospital: Patient Information
Feraheme®: An Important MRI Interference English | Spanish
Nuclear Medicine Bone Scan: Patient Information English | Spanish

Surgical Resources

Incentive Spirometry - English
Incentive Spirometry - Spanish
Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis after Surgery
Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis after Surgery - Spanish
Surgical Site Infections English | Spanish
For Our Day Surgery Families: While You Wait

Infection Prevention

Living with MRSA: Learning how to control the spread of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

  • Downloadable booklets
  • Available in nine languages

Stay Well and Keep Others Well:  A coloring book for kids

Surgical Site Infections English | Spanish

Home Health

About WakeMed Home Health

WakeMed Faculty Physicians

Mammogram Appointment Information Sheet
Managing Your Pain
Practice Policies for Expectant Moms
Financial & Billing Policy English | Spanish

About Low Vitamin D Levels
About WakeMed Faculty Physicians Urology - Knightdale
WFP - Urology - Spanish

Wake Specialty Physicians

Surgical Site Infection (SSI)  English  |  Spanish

 

WakeMed Maps

WakeMed Raleigh Campus

Main Building

Heart Center

WakeMed Cary Hospital


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