WakeMed By the Numbers


WakeMed is a 973-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 2025

Discharges (includes newborns) 

71,257

Raleigh Campus 39,101
Cary Hospital 19,343
North Hospital 10,087
Rehab Hospital 1,408
Mental Health Hospital 1,318
Adjusted Discharges 141,828

Births (total)

10,475

Raleigh Campus 4,905
Cary Hospital 3,461
North Hospital 2,109

Emergency Visits (total)

354,362

Raleigh Campus 126,823
Cary Hospital 51,242
North Hospital 52,941
Apex Healthplex 22,085
Brier Creek Healthplex 31,822
Garner Healthplex 41,847
Wendell Healthplex 27,602

OB Emergency Visits

12,356

Trauma Patients

6,606

Raleigh Campus 5,340
Cary Hospital 1,266


WakeMed Physician Practices

Physicians 542
Advanced Practice Professionals 502
Number of Practices 176
Physician Practice Visits 903,160

Inpatient Surgeries

13,207

Raleigh Campus 8,939
Cary Hospital 3,082
North Hospital 1,186

Outpatient Surgeries

29,171

Raleigh Campus 9,666
Cary Hospital 7,004
North Hospital 3,694
Capital City Surgery Center 9,628
Cary ASC 758
North Raleigh ASC 132

Endoscopies

15,447

Raleigh Campus 6,024
Cary Hospital 6,312
North Hospital 3,111

Total Cardiovascular Procedures

21,030

Other Outpatient Procedures

209,324

Raleigh Campus 63,757
Cary Hospital 37,912
North Hospital 35,810
Apex Healthplex 13,588
Brier Creek Healthplex 15,156
Garner Healthplex 22,454
Wendell Healthplex 15,600
All Other 5,047

Home Health Visits

5,418


Financial Statistics FY 2025

  • Total Operating Revenue $2,617,994,430
  • Total Operating Expenses $2,504,425,807
  • Labor Expenses $1,463,198,881
  • Supplies, Purchased Services and All Other Cash Flow from Operations   $223,575,757
  • Depreciation, Interest & Amortization Total Revenue over Expenses $110,007,134
  • Capital Expenditures $78,611,803

Personnel Statistics FY 2025

Medical Staff Members

Raleigh Campus (includes North and WakeBrook hospitals) 1,715

Cary Hospital 1,608

Physicians may have privileges at multiple facilities.

Employees (total)

12,899

Raleigh Campus 7,442
Cary Hospital 1,834
North Hospital 817
WakeBrook Hospital 81
Apex Healthplex 90
Brier Creek Healthplex 102
Garner Healthplex 141
Wendell Healthplex 99
All other 2,293
Total RNs 4,923

Volunteers

1,334

Current Bed Count

Licensed Beds 973
Raleigh Campus 587
Cary Hospital 208
North Hospital 77
Rehabilitation Hospital 73
Mental Health Hospital 28


Direct Community Benefit: FY 2025

ESTIMATED TOTAL DIRECT COMMUNITY BENEFIT

$372,340,818