| Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Wake Forest University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I |
| Helipad | (FAA LID: 5NC7) |
| Beds | 821 Licensed Beds |
| History | |
| Founded | 1902 as Bowman Gray School of Medicine 1923 as North Carolina Baptist Hospital 1997 as Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center |
| Links | |
| Website | www.wakehealth.edu |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a teaching hospital located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is the largest employer in Forsyth County with over 11,000 employees at its main location, and a total of 100 buildings on 290 acres (120 ha), including a 196-acre (79 ha) research farm and a research center downtown.
The hospital has a good reputation, with 94 Doctors at WFBMC named 'Top Doctors' by U.S. News.[1]
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WFBMC comprises the Wake Forest School of Medicine and the North Carolina Baptist Hospital.[2] The North Carolina Baptist Hospital was established in 1923 as an 88-bed community hospital. Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) (formerly the Bowman Gray School of Medicine (BGSM) was founded in 1902 on the old Wake Forest University campus in Wake Forest.
In 1941, BGSM moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1941 to become affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Brenner Children's Hospital opened in 1986. In 1997 the hospital and medical school realigned to become the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC).[2]
On March 17, 2011, WFUBMC announced a name change to Wake Forest Baptist Health.[3]
The combined entity is now composed of three main entities:
The hospital is a Level 1 trauma center serving the entire Piedmont region of North Carolina.[4] It is also home to AirCare, the hospital's critical care transport service that operates both ground ambulances and a helicopter at the critical care level.[5]
A remote control robot named Riley was purchased by Carteret General Hospital in 2011. It allows staff members and patients almost immediate access to stroke experts at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The robot has two-way live video chat capabilities which allows physicians to remotely diagnose strokes and quickly develop care plans.[6]
The Emergency Department is undergoing an expansion in order to provide additional services.[7]
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine's Coy C. Carpenter Library and Dorothy Carpenter Medical Archives are named after the first dean of the university's medical school, Coy Cornelius Carpenter, M.D., and his wife, Dorothy (Mitten) Carpenter. These facilities support the missions of the medical clinic, educational research, staff and patrons of the Medical Center.[8][9]
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