Company Profile
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Company Overview
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is an academic medical center located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is the largest employer in Forsyth County with more than 13,440 employees and a total of 198 buildings on 428 acres. The Medical Center is comprised of:
Wake Forest Baptist Health: Our clinical enterprise.
Wake Forest School of Medicine: Our teaching and research arm.
Wake Forest Innovations: An operating division that drives innovation through partnerships, education, licensing and start-ups.
The Medical Center was ranked in 2015-16 by U.S. News & World Report as among the nation’s best hospitals in seven areas: Cancer, Ear, Nose & Throat, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology and Urology.
It is ranked as high performing in five additional adult specialties: Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Geriatrics, Gynecology and Orthopedics. Brenner Children's Hospital, a 144-bed "hospital within a hospital" at the medical center, is nationally ranked in Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report.
Company History
Wake Forest College Medical School was founded as a two-year medical school on the campus of Wake Forest College in Wake Forest, N.C., in 1902. North Carolina Baptist Hospital was established in 1923 as an 88-bed community hospital in Winston-Salem. The will of a president of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. gave about $750,000 to move the medical school to Winston-Salem and make it a four-year institution. Named after its benefactor, Bowman Gray School of Medicine opened in Winston-Salem in 1941, affiliating with N.C. Baptist Hospital to create "the Miracle on Hawthorne Hill."
Brenner Children's Hospital, a 144-bed "hospital within a hospital," opened in 1986. In 1997, the institutions realigned as Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. In 2011, as part of the institution's move to become a unified structure, the corporate entity was rebranded as Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Clinical operations throughout a 24-county service area in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia now fall under the umbrella of Wake Forest Baptist Health, and the academic component is now known as Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Wake Forest Baptist is one of the Top 100 Hospitals to work for according to Nursing Professionals Magazine.
With five specialties listed among the nation's finest, Wake Forest Baptist health has been recognized in US News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for the 24th consecutive year.
Wake Forest Baptist was the first Magnet hospital in North Carolina and maintains its elite status.
Holds the coveted Gold Seal from The Joint commission as a top performer in: Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infraction, Chest Pain, Joint Replacement - Hip, and Joint Replacement - Knee
Wake Forest Baptist is one of only two Burn Centers in North Carolina.
Ranks above the national average at 80% from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS).
Wake Forest Baptist is the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center.
Benefits
- Competitive sign on bonus and relocation packages offered for critical care nursing positions
- Company matches up to 7% of 403B Retirement Plan
- 25 days PTO per calendar year; including 7 major holidays