WakeMed Children's

28/07/2025

🚨 We’re BACK! 🚨

After temporarily closing our doors due to flooding, MyCare 365 – University Place is officially reopening on July 28! 🎉 We’re refreshed, repaired, and ready to provide the convenient, high-quality care you can count on.

✅ Walk-ins welcome
✅ Appointments available
✅ Primary & urgent care when you need it

We’re here to meet you on your terms — whether it’s a routine checkup or something unexpected.

📍 Learn more at 🔗 https://ow.ly/E9tg50Wu4uc

28/07/2025

⚠️ PSA: stop using Neosporin and hydrogen peroxide for your cuts! ⚠️

Dr. Cori Rogers, WakeMed Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, is here to tell us why you should skip this first aid go-to the next time you experience a minor cut or bruise.

➡️ In most cases, it’s best to clean a cut/wound with antibacterial soap and water. Hydrogen peroxide may impede wound healing and irritate the skin.
➡️ The best way to help heal a cut is to apply ample amounts of petroleum jelly, which has been shown in studies to have the same efficacy as Neosporin without the risk of allergic contact dermatitis (neomycin can be extremely allergenic).
➡️ And finally, it’s never a good idea to let a wound “air out." Wounds need moisture for healing and bandages protect the area from further infection.

26/07/2025

💧 Staying hydrated is key to a safe and healthy summer! 💧

This week in our Summer Safety series, Katherine Quinn, CPNP with WakeMed Pediatric Primary Care, shares essential hydration safety tips to help your little ones beat the heat and avoid dehydration. Whether they're at the park, pool, or just playing outside — water is a must!
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Stay tuned each week for more expert advice and make sure to read our full guide for a fun and injury-free summer at 👉 https://ow.ly/KzpV50VSG4B

25/07/2025

What if you could diagnose and treat cancer at the same time?
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That’s the promise of theranostics – a groundbreaking approach that personalizes cancer care down to a molecular level for precise and targeted treatment.
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Our latest episode of WakeMed Voices Podcast explores how this innovative approach, available at 210 Theranostics, works and who can benefit.

🎙️Listen in and learn how science is changing the fight against cancer at 👉 https://ow.ly/Vl6h50WnFJ7

25/07/2025

WakeMed Spiritual Care chaplain, Tina Morris-Anderson, has a lot of experience working with family caregivers.

Explore the unique 🛡challenges, 🏡 home safety needs, supportive services, 📊 the serious impact of the caregiver toll and 🆘 resources available to help.

🔗https://ow.ly/9o6W50WafvL

It was sudden. Your dad fell from a ladder and suffered a severe spinal cord and leg injury. It was a striking moment that changed the trajectory of his life, and now you're his caregiver. It was gradual. You noticed your mom putting things away in odd places. Next, she began getting lost while driv...

24/07/2025

🍼 Have more milk than your baby needs? Share the gift of life! 💛

The WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank provides hundreds of thousands of ounces of pasteurized donor milk to premature and NICU infants — babies who depend on it during their most fragile moments.

We rely on the generosity of parents who take the time and effort to donate. If you're already an approved donor and able to give, your milk can truly be their miracle. ❤️

Help us keep our freezers stocked and our mission going. Learn more at 🔗 wakemed.org/milkbank

24/07/2025

🎉 Celebrating 20 Years of Emergency Care🚨

This month, we honored two decades of dedication, teamwork and compassion at our North Hospital emergency department with a special gathering for our current and former staff. The North ED opened in July 2005, as North Carolina’s first stand-alone emergency department. Now serving more than 50,000 patients annually, the North ED serves as the anchor for WakeMed North Hospital and continues to expand, innovate and provide quality, compassionate care to residents of northern Wake County and beyond.
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Thank you to the countless number of individuals, from clinicians to support staff, who have served in our emergency department over the past 20 years. We are grateful to all who have been part of this journey.

23/07/2025

🎶 "I woke up in a new Bugatti..." 🎶
Nope — your kid just woke up with the Child Life team rolling in like VIPs. 🚗💨💥

Even though they’re not driving Bugatti's, they are bringing the confidence, calm, and creative play to help kids feel like total pros during their stay. 😎💪

23/07/2025

📣 Big congratulations to Tom Hughes, WakeMed Cary Hospital senior vice president and administrator, who officially has stepped into his new role as Chair of the Cary Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors! 👏

To kick off his chairmanship, Tom helped emcee the recent Cary Chamber's Leadership Conference. A great start to what’s sure to be a fantastic year of leadership, economic development, education and local businesses support as well as promoting the quality of life experience that makes Cary special.

22/07/2025

When your goals are big, it helps to have a best friend who's got your back (and knees, hips, shoulders… you get the idea 😜).

That’s where Wake Orthopaedics Physical Therapy comes in! 💪 We've been helping the Triangle community move better, feel stronger and get back to doing what they love. Your goals are personal—our care is too. Let’s get moving, together!

Learn more 🔗 https://ow.ly/LuOU50WsUh1

22/07/2025

🏖️ Beach Days = Safe Days 🏖️

Our Summer Safety Series continues with beach safety tips from WakeMed pediatrician Rukiayah Warner-Moxley, MD!
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Before settling in for a day of sun and sand, check your beach spot for glass, debris, or deep holes that could cause trips and injuries.
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Get the full list of beach safety tips here 👉 https://ow.ly/sXlP50W6n0E

21/07/2025

Ladies — your menstrual cycle isn’t just about your period. It’s a complex monthly journey made up of four distinct phases — each with its own hormonal shifts, symptoms, and purpose. 💫🩸

Dr. Chantel Roedner, WakeMed OB-GYN, guides us through it all:

1️⃣ Menstrual Phase: The first day of your period and lasts about 3-7 days.
2️⃣ Follicular Phase: Begins on the first day of your period and ends at ovulation.
3️⃣ Ovulatory Phase: Typically happens around day 14 of a 28-day cycle.
4️⃣ Luteal Phase: Lasts from about day 15 to day 28.

Not every menstrual cycle is the same, and understanding your cycle is a powerful step toward understanding you! 🩺 Learn more in our latest WakeMed blog 👉 https://ow.ly/JWJH50Wks7W