WakeMed Named Among Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in the U.S

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 16, 2024) – WakeMed has been named a 2024-2025 Best Hospital for Rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report. A leader in quality rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated 1,049 adult rehabilitation hospitals to determine the top 50 hospitals that excel in providing care to patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injuries, severe burns, and more.

This year, WakeMed came in at #21. This is the third year that the WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital has been named a top U.S. hospital for those recovering from traumatic injury, stroke, heart attack, and other conditions.

The WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital, located within WakeMed Raleigh Campus, is a leading provider of comprehensive rehabilitation services in the Southeast. The 98-bed inpatient facility is the largest in North Carolina, and our team of care providers specialize in treating adults and children who have experienced a stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopaedic issue, traumatic injury, or limb loss through rehab programs that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)—the highest possible level of accreditation.

“At WakeMed, we support our patients on their path to recovery and their journey to maximum rehabilitation and independence,” said Tom Gough, WakeMed executive vice president and chief operating officer. “The WakeMed Rehabilitation Hospital team of specialists represents the best in health and healing, utilizing the latest rehab techniques, technology, education and more to provide the full continuum of care while helping patients and their family members restore quality of life.”

U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance using a variety of measures such as survival rates, complication rates, patient experience and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals methodology factors in data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, professional organizations and medical specialists.

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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