“In 6th grade, I got really sick. Doctors could not find out what was wrong with me. I was really sick for about a month when I was finally admitted into WakeMed where after a few days there, and many tests, Dr. Cinnamon and the GI doctor found out what was wrong with me. I [...]
Category Archives: Children’s Hospital
iPad and iPods in Children’s Hospital
May 2, 2011 – 4:00 pm
Thanks to the generosity of the staff at Raleigh Pediatrics, there are new distractions available for pediatric patients in the WakeMed Children’s Hospital. Through their donations, enough money was collected to purchase two iPods and one iPad. And just to make sure that they would be kid-friendly, Dr. Mark Piehl enlisted the help of his own children to [...]
Auto Expo – Door Prize Winners!
February 25, 2011 – 12:55 pm
Thank you to everyone that stopped by to visit the WakeMed Foundation Booth and register for door prizes! The final tally is in and we are very excited to announce that the winners are: $15 Applebees Gift Card – Charles Chrismon, Smithfield, NC $15 Applebees Gift Card – Laura Raun, Garner, NC $25 Hibernian Gift [...]
Winter Chill Tennis Warmed Hearts
February 25, 2011 – 12:48 pm
This year’s Winter Chill Tennis Challenge was a great success! A large turnout of both adults and children made for an evening of great company and friendly competition. The evening began with a cardio tennis warm up, which got everyone’s blood pumping! A presentation by Dr. Sharon Foster, Jack Radford, Dr. Mark Piehl, and Dr. Tara Bastek about [...]
Interactive Game Added In Children’s Emergency Department
February 23, 2011 – 1:31 pm
A new interactive virtual gaming system was recently installed in the WakeMed Children’s Emergency Department, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Carolina Hurricanes Kids ‘N Community Foundation. The EyeStep game system projects an interactive image on the floor and the system responds to movement detected in the displayed area by changing the images, animation, video and [...]
