WakeMed

Health Catalyst's Analytics Solutions Save WakeMed Health & Hospitals $10 Million, Accelerates Clinical Transformation

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

WakeMed recognized that it had the opportunity to decrease clinical variations in care that could help improve patient outcomes.

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  • WakeMed recognized that it had the opportunity to decrease clinical variations in care that could help improve patient outcomes.
  • WakeMed's clinical transformation teams use the data and analytics to identify, understand, and quantify opportunities for improvement.
  • "The Health Catalyst analytics platform gives us the actionable data we need to support clinical transformation.
  • Commenting on WakeMed's achievement, Health Catalyst CEO Dan Burton said, "We're thrilled for the success of WakeMed and its clinical transformation teams.

CBORD Announces 2023 Excellence Awards Winners

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CBORD is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 Excellence Awards.

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  • ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CBORD is pleased to announce the winners of its 2023 Excellence Awards.
  • The awards honor organizations and individuals in four categories based on innovative applications of CBORD systems and service to the CBORD community.
  • The 2023 Visionary Award recognizes the creative uses of CBORD solutions by an organization and honors excellence in innovative applications of CBORD systems.
  • Winners were honored at the Excellence Awards dinner on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, during the 43rd annual CBORD User Group Conference .

WakeMed Health & Hospitals Wins 2023 Premier Alliance Excellence Award

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, has named WakeMed Health & Hospitals , a nationally recognized 970-bed not-for-profit healthcare system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C., the winner of the 2023 Premier Alliance Excellence Award.

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  • Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company, has named WakeMed Health & Hospitals , a nationally recognized 970-bed not-for-profit healthcare system founded and based in Raleigh, N.C., the winner of the 2023 Premier Alliance Excellence Award.
  • The Premier Alliance Excellence Award recognizes innovative healthcare providers that demonstrate an unparalleled commitment to healthcare transformation, using Premier as a key partner.
  • The health system has also joined Contigo Health to help increase access to high-quality care and control costs.
  • Previous Premier Alliance Excellence Award winners include Henry Ford Health (Detroit, MI), Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC), St. Luke’s University Health Network (Bethlehem, PA), McLaren Health Care (Detroit, MI), University Hospitals (Cleveland, OH), Baystate Health (Springfield, MA), Banner Health (Phoenix, AZ), Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati, OH), Inova (Falls Church, VA) and Texas Health Resources (Arlington, TX).

IRENE RIGGS NAMED 2022-23 GATORADE NATIONAL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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Wednesday, January 25, 2023

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 38th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Irene Riggs of Morgantown High School in Morgantown, W. Va. is the 2022-23 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Player of the Year.

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  • MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 38th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Irene Riggs of Morgantown High School in Morgantown, W. Va. is the 2022-23 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Player of the Year.
  • Riggs won the prestigious award for her accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Players of the Year who have combined for more than eight National Championships and five bronze medals.
  • Riggs beat out nearly 300,000 other student-athletes who compete in girls cross country nationwide, topping the list of state winners in cross country who collectively boast an incredible list of accomplishments, including 23 with signed National Letters of Intent to run cross country at Division I colleges/universities and 40 with a GPA of 4.0 and above.
  • "Irene's athleticism, paired with her outstanding contributions in the community and success in the classroom make her a natural choice for Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Player of the Year."

First Patient Enrolled in AMIHOT III Trial Investigating ZOLL’s Supersaturated Oxygen Therapy in Heart Attack Patients

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

The patient, treated at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in North Carolina, received SSO2 Therapy, the first FDA-approved therapy shown to significantly reduce the size of damaged tissue (infarct) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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  • The patient, treated at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in North Carolina, received SSO2 Therapy, the first FDA-approved therapy shown to significantly reduce the size of damaged tissue (infarct) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  • TherOx SSO2 Therapy is currently indicated for patients who suffer LAD STEMI heart attacks with a high mortality rate treated within six hours of symptom onset.
  • SSO2 Therapy has been shown to reduce relative infarct size damage to the heart muscle by 26% over standard of care.
  • Besides demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of SSO2 Therapy, additional endpoints include incidence of microvascular obstruction (MVO), and outcomes measures such as heart failure readmissions and quality-of-life measures.

Healthcare Realty Trust Reports Results for the Second Quarter

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Also during the second quarter, the Company acquired five medical office buildings for $46.2 million totaling 141,000 square feet.

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  • Also during the second quarter, the Company acquired five medical office buildings for $46.2 million totaling 141,000 square feet.
  • Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the Company acquired an 11,000 square foot medical office building in Seattle for $4.9 million.
  • On July 22, 2022, the Company exchanged $1.1 billion of former Healthcare Realty senior notes for newly issued notes of Healthcare Realty Holdings, L.P. to align all corporate level debt under the operating partnership.
  • Healthcare Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust that integrates owning, managing, financing and developing income-producing real estate properties associated primarily with the delivery of outpatient healthcare services throughout the United States.

VasQ™ External Support Comparative U.S. Study Demonstrated Greater Fistula Primary Patency and Usability with a Lower Intervention Rate

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

CHARLESTON, S.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. VasQ External Support Comparative Study results were presented this month for the first time globally at the VASA 2022 .

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  • CHARLESTON, S.C., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. VasQ External Support Comparative Study results were presented this month for the first time globally at the VASA 2022 .
  • The study was a propensity-score matched comparison of the VasQ U.S. Pivotal Study single-arm prospective data with untreated contemporary Medicare patients who underwent arterio-venous fistula creation for hemodialysis by the same study surgeons.
  • The study results demonstrated a significant improvement in primary patency and fistula usability with less re-intervention burden within the first 6 months post-creation.
  • This data supports similar results from multiple European studies on VasQ's ability to reduce intervention burden on hemodialysis patients."

20-Year GNC Operator Laura Dalton Named IFA's 2022 Franchisee Of the Year

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

PITTSBURGH, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In summer 2002 Laura and Carter Dalton joined GNC as franchisee partners in the Raleigh, North Carolina area because of the company's mission to Live Well.

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  • PITTSBURGH, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In summer 2002 Laura and Carter Dalton joined GNC as franchisee partners in the Raleigh, North Carolina area because of the company's mission to Live Well.
  • Together these efforts have culminated in Laura's selection as the 2022 International Franchise Association's Franchisee of the Year.
  • "Laura was nominated by GNC for the 2022 IFA Franchisee of the Year Award because of her commitment to the GNC brand and to the communities in which she and her staff live and operate, as well as her concern for other GNC franchisees," said Maureen DiStefano, Vice President, Franchise Operations, GNC.
  • "In their 20-year partnership with GNC, the Dalton Franchise of Raleigh has embodied the best of us and we're ecstatic to see Laura earn recognition on a national scale."

Bright HealthCare Expands Affordable Health Plan Options and Care Delivery Network in North Carolina

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Monday, October 25, 2021

Bright HealthCare announced today that it is expanding its affordable health plan options for individuals and families in North Carolina and is also growing its care network to include new Care Partners.

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  • Bright HealthCare announced today that it is expanding its affordable health plan options for individuals and families in North Carolina and is also growing its care network to include new Care Partners.
  • Bright HealthCare, which operates in North Carolina under the corporate name Bright Health Company of North Carolina, has offered health plan options to North Carolinians since 2020 and has worked to provide affordable care to those who need it most including low-income and other vulnerable populations.
  • North Carolinians are looking for health plan options that are affordable, easy to understand and easy to use.
  • Bright HealthCares network includes Novant Health, Cone Health, Mission Health, Triad Healthcare Network, Duke Health, WakeMed, WakeMed Key Community Care and Vidant Health.

Ronald McDonald House of Durham & Wake Receives New UV Technology to Help Maintain Healthy Environment for Patients and Families

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Thursday, May 20, 2021

b'A new device using advanced UVC light technology that eliminates pathogens from the soles of shoes now greets people as they enter and exit Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Durham .

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  • b'A new device using advanced UVC light technology that eliminates pathogens from the soles of shoes now greets people as they enter and exit Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Durham .
  • \xe2\x80\x9cWith medical partners that provide bone-marrow transplants and other major treatments, we serve many children with compromised immune systems.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cOur kids were trendsetters, wearing masks long before the pandemic, and our families are hyper-vigilant.
  • Hospital-based Ronald McDonald Families Rooms located inside of Duke and WakeMed Children\xe2\x80\x99s Hospitals provide support for caregivers that is just steps from a child\xe2\x80\x99s hospital bed.