About WakeMed's Proposal:

On August 15, WakeMed submitted a certificate of need (CON) application to the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) to add 41 acute care beds at North Healthplex. A decision is expected by January 31, 2009. Acquiring these beds would allow WakeMed to transition North Healthplex into Wake County’s first and only full-service women’s hospital. The hospital would offer birthing, women’s services, and surgery, in addition to its existing emergency, imaging and laboratory services. The hospital would include 61 total acute care beds, which includes the 20 for which we have already received CON approval.


Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Why North Raleigh?

North Healthplex has been extremely successful, demonstrating the need for health care services in this community. The facility’s emergency department volumes are higher than more than half of the emergency departments in the entire state of North Carolina.

Additionally, North Healthplex’ existing emergency, surgery, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory services will provide the needed support for the proposed women’s hospital.

WakeMed just finished construction on 42 new acute care beds at WakeMed Cary Hospital to serve the growing health care needs of southern and western Wake County. We also opened Apex Healthplex in February of this year to help serve the emergency needs of western Wake County. We feel strongly that the 41 beds that are available this year should go to the northern part of Wake County.
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