Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
| Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | |
|---|---|
| Atrium Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Wake Forest School of Medicine |
| Network | Advocate Health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I Trauma Center |
| Beds | 1,535 licensed beds |
| Helipad | (FAA LID: 5NC7) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 as Bowman Gray School of Medicine 1923 as North Carolina Baptist Hospital 1997 as Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center 2011 as Wake Forest Baptist Health 2021 as Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is an academic medical center and former health system located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and part of Charlotte-based Advocate Health. It is the largest employer in Forsyth County, with more than 19,220 employees and a total of 198 buildings on 428 acres. In addition to the main, tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem known as Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health system operates five community hospitals in the surrounding region. The entity includes:
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, its clinical enterprise
- Wake Forest School of Medicine, its research and education arm
- Innovation Quarter, an operating division involved with partnerships, education, licensing and start-ups.