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{{Short description|Healthcare system based in Raleigh, North Carolina}}
{{About|the healthcare system based in Raleigh, NC|the unaffiliated medical school in Winston-Salem, NC|Wake Forest School of Medicine}}
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 | foundation       = 1961
 | location_city    = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
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 | locations        = 3 hospitals, 8 outpatient facilities
 | area_served      = [[Wake County, North Carolina]]
 | key_people       = Donald R. Gintzig ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref name="primary source">{{cite web|title=Leadership Team|url=https://www.wakemed.org/leadership|website=Wake Med|accessdate=21 February 2017}}</ref>
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 | num_employees    = 8,000 +
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 | homepage         = http://www.wakemed.org/
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'''WakeMed Health and Hospitals''' is a 1,003-bed healthcare system with multiple facilities placed around the metropolitan [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina]] area.<ref name = Glance>{{cite web | title = WakeMed at a Glance | url = http://www.wakemed.org/body.cfm?id=40&oTopID=40&oTopID=40 | accessdate = 2008-05-17}}</ref> 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, gastroenterology, neurology, orthopedics, high-risk pregnancy, children's care, trauma, physical rehabilitation and critical care transport.

== History ==

The construction of a publicly 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.

As of March, 2020, WakeMed is the only provider of the following services in Wake County:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wakemed.org/landing.cfm?id=40 | title = About Us | accessdate = 2011-03-28}}</ref>

* Level I Trauma Center as designated by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services.  
* Licensed rehabilitation hospital. 
* Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and one of seven Harvard developmental training sites. 
* Neuro intensive care unit and dedicated neurosciences inpatient unit. 
* Children's intensive care unit. 
* Children's diabetes and asthma programs. 
* Pediatrics specialists in surgery, [[neurology]], [[endocrinology]], [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopaedics]], [[neonatology]], [[child development]] and more. 
* Women's Pavilion and Birthplace - Cary 
* Emergency Services Institute focusing on research, emergency preparedness and response in the event of community emergencies and disaster either natural or man-made. 
* Patient Simulation Center for training health professionals.

== Facilities ==

=== WakeMed Raleigh Campus ===

WakeMed's largest campus, based in Raleigh, houses six adult intensive care units, a same-day surgery center, two 24-hour emergency departments, one for adults and another for children, an 84-bed rehabilitation hospital, a Women's Pavilion & Birthplace, a 48-bed neonatal intensive care nursery, physician practices through WakeMed Faculty Physicians, laboratories and diagnostic services.

=== WakeMed Cary Hospital ===

WakeMed Cary Hospital, located in [[Cary, North Carolina]] opened in 1991 as Western Wake Medical Center. It is a 156-bed hospital with 24-hour emergency services, a same-day surgery center, a Women's Pavilion & Birthplace, an intensive care unit, imaging services, and a sleep center specializing in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.

=== WakeMed North Hospital ===
In May 2015, Wakemed Health and Hospitals upgraded their North Healthplex facility into a full hospital, specializing in women's and children's services. The 61-bed facility will provide comprehensive OBGYN support. It is located on Falls of Neuse Road in north Raleigh, built on land that was once the [[Pullen House|Pullen Plantation]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53298211/pullen-house-to-move-news-and/ | title=Pullen House to move - News and Observer, October 15, 1999, 77 | newspaper=The News and Observer | date=15 October 1999 | page=77 }}</ref>

=== Outpatient facilities ===

In addition to its three full service hospitals, WakeMed operates several outpatient facilities that include freestanding emergency departments.  The stand-alone emergency department locations include:

* WakeMed Brier Creek Medical Park, located in the Brier Creek area between Raleigh and [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]
* WakeMed Apex HealthPlex, located in [[Apex, North Carolina|Apex]]
* WakeMed Garner HealthPlex, located in [[Garner, North Carolina]]
* WakeMed Wendell Emergency Department in [[Wendell, North Carolina]]

The system also has multiple outpatient rehab locations in and around [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]].

== References ==
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{{North Carolina Trauma Centers}}
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[[Category:Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina]]
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[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in North Carolina]]
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