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.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 list of Best Hospitals: Procedures & Conditions.

For the 2024-2025 rankings and ratings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated more than 4,300 hospitals across 20 benchmark procedures and conditions.

The WakeMed system earned high performing ratings—the highest award designation a hospital can earn—in recognition of care that was significantly better than the national average, as measured by factors such as patient outcomes.

“Our dedication to providing safe, quality, compassionate care is reflected in everything we do,” said Tom Gough, WakeMed executive vice president and chief operating officer. “WakeMed offers the highest level of care available in Wake County and beyond, including critical, neonatal, pediatric, neuroscience, cardiology, and trauma care, among many others. We are very proud to be nationally recognized and ranked among the best for our efforts.”

WakeMed Raleigh Campus and WakeMed North Hospital ranked as ‘High Performing’ in eight procedures and conditions (the Raleigh Campus evaluation also includes data from WakeMed North Hospital), including:

• Aortic valve surgery
• Back surgery (spinal fusion)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Heart attack
• Heart bypass surgery
• Heart failure
• Pneumonia
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

WakeMed Cary Hospital was rated as ‘High Performing’ for the following procedures and conditions:

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Heart failure
• Pneumonia
• Stroke

The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or elective procedures.

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About U.S. News & World Report

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About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed is a not-for-profit health care system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C. WakeMed exists to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all. WakeMed’s 1,003-bed system comprises a network of facilities throughout the Triangle area, including three full-service hospitals, eight emergency departments, a dedicated Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital, two exceptional Trauma Centers—a Level I Trauma Center in Raleigh and a Level III Trauma Center in Cary, and more than 165 physician and physical therapy practice offices. WakeMed’s mission-driven team includes more than 11,400 employees, 1,200 volunteers and 1,300 affiliated physicians, along with the more than 800 physicians and advanced practice providers with WakeMed Physician Practices—all representing the best minds and the biggest hearts and the finest quality in health care and community health. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org or follow WakeMed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagramand LinkedIn.

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