Worried, And Well
Kelly Deis is an executive assistant in the Public Relations Department. After a routine appointment for lab work, I received a phone call from my doctor’s office asking me to come in for a physical....
View ArticleWakeMed Patient Safety House of Horrors
Today marked the fourth annual WakeMed Patient Safety House of Horrors where nursing staff can learn how to identify and prevent mistakes before they happen. The Center for Innovative Learning staff,...
View ArticleThat Sneaky Acetaminophen
I picked up some interesting knowledge the other day from Lynn Eschenbacher, PharmD, and Meghan Palmer, who both work in the WakeMed Pharmacy. Maybe you know this, but I certainly didn’t....
View ArticleWakeMed Recognized by U.S. News & World Report in 10 Different Specialties
We are pleased to announce that WakeMed has been recognized as high-performing in ten of 16 different specialties by U.S. News & World Report. WakeMed’s ten high-performing categories include:...
View ArticleStaying Safe in the Hospital
About two weeks ago The News & Observer printed an article all about Joe and Terry Graedon’s experiences with the health care system and what they learned about what patients can do to help prevent...
View ArticleWakeMed Steroid Injections Not Associated with Meningitis Scare
The Center for Disease Control continues to report meningitis illnesses across the U.S. associated with epidural steroid injections distributed by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, MA....
View ArticleHow’s Your Handwriting?
Does your doctor's handwriting look like this? These days, people can go all day without writing a single word. We text. We e-mail. We take notes on our iPads. All this technology is about efficiency...
View ArticleVisitor Restrictions During Flu Season
The flu & other viral illnesses are currently widespread in the community; and when sick people visit our patients, they put both our staff and our patients at risk for infection. Due to the high...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....