Wake Orthopaedics Opens New Urgent Care Practice

RALEIGH, N.C. (December 18, 2017) – Today, Wake Orthopaedics’ new urgent care practice – dedicated exclusively to acute orthopaedic injuries – opened for patient care. A member of the WakeMed Physician Practices network, Wake Orthopaedics Urgent Care offers same-day, walk-in visits and extended hours with no appointment needed.

The practice is located in the Physician Office Pavilion at WakeMed North, just off I-540 on the corner of Falls of Neuse and Durant Roads.

Wake Orthopaedics Urgent Care provides an affordable, efficient alternative to the emergency department for orthopedic care, even at the most inconvenient times. The practice offers high-quality care for adults and children with:

• Sports injuries
• Sprains, strains & dislocations
• Fractures
• Ligament tears
• Cast or splint issues
• Cuts/lacerations
• Workers’ comp injuries

Wake Orthopaedics Urgent Care is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 9 pm, and from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. For more information, visit www.wakeortho.com or call 833-678-4682.

WakeMed Urgent Care locations are also available in Cary, Raleigh and Forestville Crossing. Serving the Triangle area for more than a decade, WakeMed Urgent Care offers a wide range of adult and pediatric services for patients ages four months and up. Our providers treat common illnesses and conditions each day on a “walk-in” basis, with no appointment needed and on-site X-ray and IV therapy available.

About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is a nationally recognized, private, not-for-profit health care organization founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. The largest health system in Wake County, WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding, compassionate, patient- and family-centered care to all.

The 919-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, delivering health and wellness services that bring added value to the communities we serve. WakeMed is a leader in cardiac and vascular care, women’s and children’s services, emergency medicine and trauma care, physical rehabilitation, orthopaedics and neurosciences.

Specialty facilities include the WakeMed Heart Center, Children’s Hospital, Women’s Pavilion and Birthplace, Women’s Hospital at WakeMed North, WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital, Adult and Children’s Emergency Departments and a Level I Trauma Center.

WakeMed’s team of more than 9,000 employees, 1,500 volunteers, 1,200 affiliated physicians, and the more than 280 physicians employed by WakeMed Physician Practices use the most advanced technologies along with the best minds and the biggest hearts to ensure the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

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