WakeMed News Releases
WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital – WakeBrook Marks One Year of Care
WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital – WakeBrook marks one year of providing transformational ca...
A Decade of Care: WakeMed North Hospital Marks 10 Years of Patient Care, Big Expansions Underway
WakeMed North Hospital is celebrating 10 years! The hospital first opened its doors for patient care on M...
WakeMed Earns Straight A’s from The Leapfrog Group
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2025) – All three of WakeMed’s hospitals received A’s on the latest Hospital ...
WakeMed Named to Newsweek's 2025 List of America's Best Maternity Hospitals Four-Years Running
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 16, 2025) – For the fourth consecutive year, Newsweek has named WakeMed Raleigh Ca...
WakeMed is First in North Carolina to Introduce Cutting-edge Atrial Fibrillation Procedure
New Pulsed Field Ablation technology from Johnson & Johnson MedTech provides safe, accurate treatment for...
WakeMed Lifts Visitation Restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 12, 2025) – Effective Wednesday, March 12, children under 12 will once again be we...
Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Health Celebrate Opening of New Rehabilitation Hospital
Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Health celebrated the opening of Peak Rehabilitation Hospital today in...
WakeMed Opens New MyCare 365 Location in Chapel Hill - University Place
WakeMed is growing for good health and continues to expand its network of primary and urgent care service...
Innovative New Treatment for Life-Threatening Arrhythmias
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 9, 2025) – Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening arrhythmia thatim...
Agreement with Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans
RALEIGH, N.C. (January 31, 2025) – WakeMed today reached an agreement with Aetna to renew the contract ...
WakeMed Extends Seasonal Visitation Restrictions to All Hospital Area
RALEIGH, N.C. (January 14, 2025) – Due to the significant rise of respiratory viruses throughout our co...
WakeMed Implements Seasonal Visitation Restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 16, 2024) – Every fall, respiratory viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (R...
WakeMed Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
RALEIGH, N.C. (December 12, 2024) – WakeMed has been named as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces fo...
WakeMed Named Among the Nation’s Best Maternity Hospitals
U.S. News & World Report recognizes WakeMed as ‘High Performing’ in maternity careRALEIGH, N.C. (Dece...
WakeMed Opens Wake Forest Medical Park
RALEIGH, N.C. (November 19, 2024) – WakeMed is bringing more care and access closer to home with the op...
WakeMed Opens New MyCare 365 Location in Clayton - Market at Riverwood
WakeMed is growing for good health and continues to expand its network of primary and urgent care service...
WakeMed Receives Two “As,” One “B” from The Leapfrog Group
RALEIGH, N.C. (November 15, 2024) – WakeMed earned top grades in the latest Hospital Safety Grades, rel...
WakeMed Offers New Device for Treating Aortic Aneurysm
WakeMed Heart & Vascular among first to use new minimally invasive device treatmentRALEIGH, N.C. (Novembe...
WakeMed Heart & Vascular Successfully Implants First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker System in Wake County
RALEIGH, N.C. (November 1, 2024) – Dr. Hemant Solomon with WakeMed Heart & Vascular - Cardiology recent...
WakeMed Re-Accredited as Chest Pain Centers
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 31, 2024) – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has re-accredited both Wake...
WakeMed and Siemens Healthineers Bring Vital Mammography Screenings to the Community During Breast Cancer Awareness Month
No-cost 3D mammograms available to uninsured women Oct. 21 – Oct. 31 in mobile mammography suite at Wak...
Amirreza Motameni, MD, Receives 2024 Dascomb Award, WakeMed’s Highest Teaching Honor
RALEIGH, N.C. (October 7, 2024) – WakeMed is pleased to announce Amirreza Motameni, MD, as the recipie...
Helix and WakeMed to Launch Major Genetic Health Initiative in Wake County
4-year population health program to improve preventive care and provide greater precision careSAN MATEO, ...
Cary Cardiology Joins WakeMed Heart & Vascular
RALEIGH, N.C. (September 30, 2024) – WakeMed Heart & Vascular continues to grow its network of provider...