WakeMed

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WakeMed Health and Hospitals

Type	Healthcare
Founded	1961
Founder	William F. Andrews (first CEO)
Headquarters	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
No. of locations	2 hospitals, 8 outpatient facilities
Area served	Wake County, North Carolina
Employees	6,893
Website	http://www.wakemed.org/homepage.cfm
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WakeMed Health and Hospitals is a 760-bed healthcare system with multiple facilities placed around the metropolitan Raleigh, North Carolina area.^[1] WakeMed’s main campus is located on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina. WakeMed serves multiple counties throughout the state and specializes in a variety of services including cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, high-risk pregnancy, children’s care, trauma, physical rehabilitation and critical care transport.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The construction of a publically financed hospital for Wake County, North Carolina was approved via a voter-authorized bond issue in 1955. Memorial Hospital of Wake County, today known as WakeMed Raleigh Campus, opened in 1961 with 380 beds and 50 doctors. Though originally a public hospital, WakeMed is currently a private, not-for-profit corporation that operates many facilities in and around Wake County.

[edit] Facilities

[edit] WakeMed Raleigh Campus

WakeMed's largest campus, based in Raleigh, houses five adult intensive care units, a same-day surgery center, two 24-hour emergency departments, one for adults and another for children, a 68-bed rehabilitation hospital, the Women’s Pavilion & Birthplace, a 36-bed neonatal intensive care nursery, physician practices through WakeMed Faculty Physicians, laboratories and diagnostic services.

[edit] WakeMed Cary Hospital

WakeMed Cary Hospital, located in Cary, North Carolina opened in 1991. It is a 114-bed hospital with 24-hour emergency services, a Women's Pavilion & Birthplace, an intensive care unit, imaging services, and a sleep center specializing in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.

[edit] Outpatient facilities

In addition to its two full service hospitals, WakeMed operates several outpatient facilities in and around Wake County including:

WakeMed North HealthPlex, located in the Wakefield area of North Raleigh
WakeMed Brier Creek Medical Park, located in the Brier Creek area between Raleigh and Durham
WakeMed Apex HealthPlex, located in Apex
WakeMed Clayton Medical Park, located in Clayton
WakeMed Zebulon/Wendell Outpatient and Skilled Nursing Facility, located in Zebulon
WakeMed Fuquay-Varina Outpatient and Skilled Nursing Facility, located in Fuquay-Varina
WakeMed Wake Forest Road Outpatient Rehab Center, located near the I-440 Beltline in North Raleigh
WakeMed Home Health, located near Capital Boulevard in North Raleigh