WakeMed News

Local hospitals may see their Wake County expansion plans delayed further as a result of an administrative judge's recent filing.

Safety net hospitals in Massachusetts are slated to get $628 million to help them focus on coordinating care for patients instead of on which tests and treatments will earn them the most pay.

Unseemly, some called it, as two great medical institutions scrapped for months and months over doctors, turf, money and mission.

After months of contentious disagreements, UNC and WakeMed said in an afternoon press conference Tuesday that they have agreed to a partnership of collaboration.

Representatives from WakeMed and UNC Health Care are expected to make an announcement this afternoon in Raleigh.

Police said the victim was shot in her right leg. She was taken to WakeMed with non-life threatening injuries.

Town police Friday night filed a murder charge against Ricky Arlan Timberlake, saying he was the one who shot his mother, Jo, in the head at their home on Mother's Day.

Health & Hospitals has acquired two operating rooms from Southern Eye Associates Ophthalmic Surgery Center in Raleigh, and will add those to its main campus off New Bern Avenue.

John Butts, forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy of Kathy Taft, describes the injuries he observed on her head while he testified at the Wake County Courthouse Thursday, May 17, 2012.

None of the existing partnerships in North Carolina perfectly match Johnston Health's criteria for what it wants.

Rex Healthcare's and WakeMed Health & Hospitals' latest debate heated up last September, when Rex won state permission to build a 50-bed hospital in Holly Springs.

Rex Healthcare’s and WakeMed Health & Hospitals’ latest debate heated up last September, when Rex won state permission to build a 50-bed hospital in Holly Springs.

Health care professionals from local hospitals were on hand at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds Exposition Center in Raleigh on Wednesday to give free medical screenings and health care advice as part of Community Health Screening Day.

When Norma Ramirez was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, the mother of six had to decide whether to return to her native Mexico for treatment or stay in North Carolina and fight a deportation order after living illegally in the U.S. for eight years.

For the first time, Wake County’s three hospitals are taking part in one of the largest free community health-screening events ever held in the Triangle.

Executives for Major League Soccer will visit the Triangle next month to meet local fans, media and various business and civic leaders, according to Curt Johnson, president of the Carolina RailHawks.

Cary will again host the women's College Cup , the final four of the NCAA Division I soccer championships, in 2013.

Wilmington City Council will decide Tuesday whether to hire Fetzer Stategic Partners or McGuireWoods Consulting LLC to lobby for the city during the 2012 General Assembly short session.