Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem announced Wednesday that it will join two other North Carolina health care systems to create a new three-system company. The hospitals will remain independent, but the new venture allows them to share services and cut costs.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is still struggling financially as the health care industry changes.
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The process of aging affects everyone, whether it be ourselves or the people we love. Some of us age in good health, while others can succumb to a variety of health problems, the most frightening of which can be the loss of brain function. This week, we speak with Dr. Stephen Kritchevsky, the Director of the Sticht Center on Aging at the Wake Forest School of Medicine, here in Winston Salem, where research is being done to understand and counter the effects of the aging process.
Parents who must be separated from their newborns requiring intensive care at Brenner Children's Hospital can rest a little easier, thanks to new technology. The hospital recently installed a webcam system in its Neonatal unit.
Janie McDaniel is giving a lecture to a small group of students in white lab coats.
Wake Forest Baptist is showing off the latest addition to Innovation Quarter on Friday, June 13, with the grand opening of its renovated 525@Vine complex. The former RJR buildings in Winston-Salem were brought back to life by Baltimore-based Wexford Science & Technology, a firm that's become the major landlord within the research park and is helping plot its course in the future.
Friday, June 13 is the last day of school for many Triad students as they begin summer break. It's also the start of the swim season at all city pools in Winston-Salem. But health experts warn that swallowing too much water could put an unexpected damper on your summer fun.
For the second time in two years, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is reducing its workforce.
