WakeMed News Releases
April 11, 2024
U.S. News & World Report Recognizes WakeMed for Black Maternal Health Week 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 11, 2024) – WakeMed has been recognized for its success in supporting Black matern...
April 4, 2024
WakeMed Named Top Health System for Fair Share Spending
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 4, 2024) – The Lown Institute, a healthcare think tank, recently released its 2024...
March 18, 2024
WakeMed Lifts Visitation Restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 18, 2024) – Effective today, children under 12 will once again be welcome in all h...
February 21, 2024
WakeMed Cary Hospital Receives National Accreditation for Geriatric Emergency Care
CARY, N.C. (February 14, 2024) – WakeMed Cary Hospital is now Wake County’s first Level 1 accredited ...
January 10, 2024
WakeMed Brings 24-7 Emergency Care to Wendell
RALEIGH, N.C. (January 10, 2024) – On Tuesday, January 9, at 7 am, WakeMed Wendell Healthple...
December 29, 2023
WakeMed and Cigna Sign New Long-Term Contract
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 29, 2023) – WakeMed and Cigna today signed a new, two-year contract ...
December 27, 2023
WakeMed and Aetna Sign New Long-Term Contract
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 27, 2023) — Following months of complex negotiations and diligent wo...
December 14, 2023
Mental Health & Well-Being Earns Innovation Award
The Alliance Health School-Based Team (SBT), a collaboration among Alliance, WakeMed Mental He...
December 5, 2023
WakeMed Named Among Nation’s Best Maternity Hospitals
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 5, 2023) – WakeMed has been named a 2023-2024 Best Hospital for Mate...
December 5, 2023
WakeMed North Hospital Recognized Top U.S. Teaching Hospital
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 5, 2023) – WakeMed North Hospital was once again honore...
November 7, 2023
WakeMed Cary Hospital Performs First Code STEMI Case
WakeMed Cary Hospital now provides advanced cardiac intervention services for patients with ST...
November 6, 2023
WakeMed Earns Straight A’s for Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group
RALEIGH, N.C. (November 6, 2023) – WakeMed Raleigh Campus, WakeMed Cary Hospita...
October 24, 2023
Wake County, Alliance Health announce new provider to deliver inpatient services at WakeBrook Behavioral Health Facility
Wake County and Alliance Health are pleased to announce a new partnership with WakeMed to help...
October 20, 2023
New Therapy Now Available for Stroke Patients with Upper Extremity Weakness
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 20, 2023) – Stroke patients who suffer from post ischemic stroke uppe...
October 10, 2023
WakeMed and Siemens Healthineers Bring Vital Mammography Screenings to the Community During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 10, 2023) – WakeMed and Siemens Healthineers, a leading medical devic...
October 2, 2023
WakeMed Cancer Care Marks One Year
Over the summer, WakeMed Cancer Care celebrated one year of providing high-quality cancer serv...
September 25, 2023
Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Health Break Ground on New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital
Apex, NC and Brentwood, TN (September 22, 2023) – Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Health ...
September 11, 2023
WakeMed Signs with United Healthcare Community Plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (September 11, 2023) – WakeMed has signed a contract with United Healthcare (U...
August 21, 2023
WakeMed Opens a New MyCare 365 on Ten-Ten Road in Raleigh
WakeMed is growing for good health and continues to expand its network of primary and urgent care service...
August 9, 2023
NC DHHS Certifies WakeMed’s Acute Care Hospital in Garner, Paving the Way for Whole-Person Health Campus
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 9, 2023) – WakeMed is pleased to announce another important milestone ...
August 1, 2023
WakeMed Named High Performing by U.S. News & World Report
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 1, 2023) – WakeMed achieved high performance ratings in seven key cat...
August 1, 2023
WakeMed Named Among Nation’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 1, 2023) – WakeMed has been named a 2023-2024 Best Hospital for Rehabi...
July 24, 2023
WakeMed Earns “A” for Social Responsibility on National Ranking
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 21, 2023) – WakeMed made the Lown Institute’s 2023-24 list of the nati...
July 18, 2023
Dr. Angela Gantt Receives WakeMed’s 2023 Dascomb Award
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 18, 2023) – WakeMed is pleased to honor Angela Gantt, MD, FACOG, with th...