Author Archives: Mary Jo Gurule

Scrub Run and Fun Fest!

July 27, 2011 – 3:29 pm

Join us for the first-ever WakeMed Scrub Run, a 5K/10K event benefiting WakeMed Children’s Hospital, on October 1, in downtown Raleigh. The Scrub Run offers something for everyone!  Competitive 5K and 10K races that accommodate both runners and walkers, a 100-Yard Kids dash, and fun for the whole family. For more information, visit “WakeMed Scrub Run” on [...]

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Voice Your Opinion on Offer to Purchase Rex

June 30, 2011 – 9:15 am

A committee appointed by the UNC Board of Governors is meeting to discuss WakeMed’s offer to purchase Rex Healthcare from UNC Health Care.   Below are the top 3 reasons we believe the sale of Rex to WakeMed would be positive for our community: 1. Keep Resources Local WakeMed is the only hospital system in the Triangle based [...]

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McConnell Golf Challenge Raises $69,000!

June 15, 2011 – 4:29 pm

On Tuesday, June 7th, golfers representing area colleges and universities played against one another in the second annual McConnell Golf Challenge for WakeMed Children’s Hospital in an effort to win bragging rights for their school.   Thanks to the dedication of the players and the generosity of our sponsors, the event raised $69,000 for the WakeMed Children’s Hospital! [...]

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Help ENERGIZE win!!

May 27, 2011 – 10:04 am

  WakeMed’s community-based fitness and nutritional education program for teens and pre-teens, has been selected as one of three programs nationwide to qualify for recognition by the Department of Health & Human Services in their Healthy Living Innovations Challenge. We need your help to win this high-profile recognition.  Please visit this web site to vote [...]

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In Their Own Words - Jill James' Story

May 26, 2011 – 2:00 pm

“My baby was a month premature with poorly-developed lungs. The staff at WakeMed were phenomenal to our family. The surgical, mother-baby, and NICU staff were beyond professional, kind and courteous. As a health-care professional, myself, this is the greatness to which I aspire. Thanks again! From the positive experience we had during a frightening and most-difficult [...]

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In Their Own Words - Amelia Gilley's Story

May 19, 2011 – 2:00 pm

“On Christmas Day, our three-year-old daughter Amelia started feeling very ill — high fever, persistent rough cough, etc. The next morning when her fever spiked to 103+, and she began wheezing (she’s asthmatic), we knew our little girl was really sick and going down hill fast. Our doctor sent us directly to the WakeMed Children’s [...]

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In Their Own Words - Melissa Pergerson's Story

May 12, 2011 – 2:00 pm

“In 6th grade, I got really sick. Doctors could not find out what was wrong with me. I was really sick for about a month when I was finally admitted into WakeMed where after a few days there, and many tests, Dr. Cinnamon and the GI doctor found out what was wrong with me. I [...]

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In Their Own Words - Emma Wheeler's Story

May 5, 2011 – 2:00 pm

“On August 17, 2006 we welcomed our daughter into the world.  What was supposed to be a parents dream was our nightmare.  Emma was born at 24 weeks, 16 weeks early.  Sadly, she had quit growing at 21 weeks and was much smaller that the doctors had predicted.  Emma weighed a mere 14 ounces at [...]

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iPad and iPods in Children’s Hospital

May 2, 2011 – 4:00 pm

Thanks to the generosity of the staff at Raleigh Pediatrics, there are new distractions available for pediatric patients in the WakeMed Children’s Hospital.  Through their donations, enough money was collected to purchase two iPods and one iPad.   And just to make sure that they would be kid-friendly, Dr. Mark Piehl enlisted the help of his own children to [...]

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In Their Own Words - Allison Reid's Story

April 28, 2011 – 2:00 pm

“Our daughter Allison contracted GBS meningitis at 20 days old and was rushed to WakeMed PICU [Pediatric Intensive Care Unit] where she spent almost 6 weeks…being cared for and loved by an amazing staff of doctors, nurses and countless others. Allison came home with major brain damage, and spent quite a few days and weeks [...]

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