WakeMed News Releases
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July 18, 2024
WakeMed Recognized by NCHA for Initiative Aimed Improving Access to Health Care
July 18, 2024 — WakeMed’s Center for Community Health, Innovation, and Equity has been awarded the No...
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July 17, 2024
WakeMed Named Among Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in the U.S
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 16, 2024) – WakeMed has been named a 2024-2025 Best Hospital for Rehabilitation by ...
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July 17, 2024
WakeMed Health & Hospitals Named High Performing by U.S. News & World Report
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 16, 2024) – WakeMed achieved high performance ratings in nine key categories for U....
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June 24, 2024
WakeMed Named Among Nation's Best Maternity Hospitals for 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (June 24, 2024) – WakeMed Raleigh Campus, WakeMed Cary Hospital and WakeMed North Hospita...
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June 10, 2024
WakeMed Welcomes Hank Woods as Vice President of the WakeMed Foundation
Raleigh, N.C. (June 10, 2024) – WakeMed is pleased to announce that Walter Henry (Hank) Woods, IV has b...
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May 1, 2024
Wake Libraries, WakeMed Partner on New Programming for Parents
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2024) – Wake County Public Libraries and WakeMed Health & Hospitals are partnerin...
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May 1, 2024
WakeMed Receives Two “A” Safety Ratings, One “B” from The Leapfrog Group
RALEIGH, N.C. (May 1, 2024) – We are pleased to announce that WakeMed Raleigh Campus and WakeMed Cary H...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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December 14, 2023
Mental Health & Well-Being Earns Innovation Award
The Alliance Health School-Based Team (SBT), a collaboration among Alliance, WakeMed Mental He...
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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...
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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...
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November 7, 2023
WakeMed Cary Hospital Performs First Code STEMI Case
WakeMed Cary Hospital now provides advanced cardiac intervention services for patients with ST...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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October 2, 2023
WakeMed Cancer Care Marks One Year
Over the summer, WakeMed Cancer Care celebrated one year of providing high-quality cancer serv...
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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 ...