  wakemed health and hospitals is an 870-bed healthcare system with multiple facilities placed around the metropolitan raleigh, north carolina area. wakemedâs main campus is located on new bern avenue in raleigh, north carolina. wakemed serves multiple counties throughout the state and specializes in a variety of services including cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, high-risk pregnancy, childrenâs care, trauma, physical rehabilitation and critical care transport. == history == the construction of a publicly financed hospital for wake county, north carolina was approved via a voter-authorized bond issue in 1955. memorial hospital of wake county, today known as wakemed raleigh campus, opened in 1961 with 380 beds and 50 doctors. though originally a public hospital, wakemed is currently a private, not-for-profit corporation that operates many facilities in and around wake county. as of march, 2011, wakemed is the only provider of the following services in wake county: * level i trauma center as designated by the north carolina office of emergency medical services. * primary stroke center. * licensed rehabilitation hospital with the most comprehensive physical rehabilitation continuum of care in eastern north carolina. * level iv neonatal intensive care unit and one of seven harvard developmental training sites. * neuro intensive care unit and dedicated neurosciences inpatient unit. * children's inpatient unit and intensive care unit - staffed around the clock by pediatric intensivists. * children's diabetes and asthma programs. * pediatrics specialists in surgery, neurology, endocrinology, orthopaedics, neonatology, child development and more. * women's pavilion and birthplace - cary * north healthplex offers the state's first stand alone full-service emergency department. * emergency services institute focusing on research, emergency preparedness and response in the event of community emergen
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