Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

What could be a more wonderful way to welcome 2025 than with a new baby! One of the first babies was born at The Birth Center at 12:55 am. Erica and Ryan are excited to welcome their first baby, Emerson, weighing 6 lbs and 15 oz. Join us in wishing all the families a happy and healthy new year!

Clinical trials are the cornerstone of advancing cancer care. 🔬 Through research and innovation, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center has made enormous progress over the last 50 years with our National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. With the support of our Wake Forest University School of Medicine, we currently offer more than 500 clinical trials for various types and stages of cancer. This collaborative effort between our scientists, clinicians, the NCI, academic institutions, and industry partners ensures that our patients have access to cutting-edge treatments often months or years before they are available at other centers. Join us in celebrating 50 years of NCI-designation and our ongoing mission to advance cancer care through innovation and research. Together, we are making a difference in the fight against cancer. 💪✨ More on this here: https://bit.ly/3OXRNvb

The Moravian Star serves as a representation of hope and peace for our patients, teams, and the Winston-Salem community. 🌟 This year, it means so much more than just a holiday tradition. It's a beautiful reminder of how we continuously support one another. Together, we spread optimism for both the present and the future. Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season from all of us at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist!

Our care tower site is 'tree-mendously' festive thanks to our construction partners Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC and Blum Construction. 🎄⛄️ We are excited to see the site come alive with holiday spirit as we continue to make progress on the $450 million care tower. This project will bring upgraded emergency departments, state-of-the-art operating rooms, and enhanced adult intensive care units, all designed to promote wellness and healing. A huge thank you to our partners for making the site festive and lively. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season!

“Snow” cute and “wrapped” in love for the holidays, our babies in the Dale and Karen Sisel Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are all dressed up and ready to spread holiday cheer! 🎁🎄 Special thanks to: 📸 Alison Hensley Photography for capturing these moments 🧣 PREEMIES OF THE CAROLINAS INC for the hats and accessories 👕 Ronald McDonald House Charities volunteers from Reynolds High School who donated clothes and blankets ** All babies photographed are in our neonatal intensive care unit, under constant monitoring to ensure their health and safety. These images are artistic and do not reflect AAP Safe Sleep recommendations. Please follow all safe sleep recommendations with your baby at home.

We're happy to share that Nicole Moore, Director of Core Market Growth and Business Development, and Marshall Skidmore, Director of Operational and Strategic Initiatives at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, have been honored as part of the "TBJ 40 Under 40" by the Triangle Business Journal! This prestigious award acknowledges their exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to our community. Their passion and dedication inspire us all. Congratulations, Nicole and Marshall! https://bit.ly/3VI7Bpt

Great news! We are pleased to announce that Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center now offers routine, non-oncology infusions for adult patients with chronic health conditions, making it easier and more convenient for patients to get these services closer to where they live and work. Clinton received the first infusion at Davie Medical Center Infusion Services, and our team is ready to serve you! Keep an eye out for more locations coming your way in 2025! https://bit.ly/3OSydR6

Meet Carol - she has been a registered nurse since September 1956 and remains an active member of our team in the Operating Room at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She continues to share her knowledge and we are grateful. During this season she can be heard with jingle bells on her shoes as she roams the OR corridors. Today is her birthday - please join us in wishing her the happiest of days!

Originally from Argentina, Cristina Roche has always been an advocate for cancer patients in the Latino community, including serving on the board of a local outreach group. Her commitment to helping others took a personal turn just months after leaving the board when she was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. At the time, Cristina had just learned she would soon become a grandmother. Despite the odds stacked against her, she told her doctors she just wanted to meet her grandson. Now, 9 years later, she has two beautiful grandsons. Cristina's journey is a powerful reminder of the impact that comprehensive, compassionate care can have. This year, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrates 50 years of being NCI-designated and community outreach and engagement is a big piece of earning that designation and keeping it. It’s a mission that’s personal for Cristina and everyone on our team who works to provide rural and minority populations with the tools and knowledge for prevention and early detection of cancer. Learn more about our 50th milestone: https://bit.ly/3OXRNvb

White House Welcome 🤝 Michelle Mielke, PhD, chair and professor of epidemiology and prevention, recently attended the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research hosted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden. Around 200 academic researchers, women’s health advocates, business and philanthropic leaders, investors and federal agency representatives attended the event and discussed scientific innovations in women’s health care. The Biden administration launched an initiative last year aimed at closing the decades-long gap in women’s health research.