by Tom Peterson | Mar 1, 2023 | Community
By Gary Gunderson Jimmy Carter is not dead quite yet. Counting him out was almost never a good idea, whether he was running for an improbable office (every one he ever held) or an improbable health goal (guinea worm, polio, smoking or handgun violence). Or...
by Tom Peterson | Oct 27, 2022 | Community
Congratulations to FaithHealth’s Dr. Anita Holmes for this Lifetime Achievement Award from the General Baptist State Convention of NC! Awarded for her “outstanding contributions, dedication and commitment to the betterment of humanity.” Well...
by Tom Peterson | May 9, 2022 | Community, Davis Chapel
National Interpreter Appreciation Day On May 4, a group gathered in the Davis Memorial Chapel to honor the Interpreters in the Department of Language Services at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. “Interpreters are Language Service First Responder,” says...
by Tom Peterson | Feb 8, 2022 | Community
Eugene A. Woods, MBA, MHA, FACHE, is president and chief executive officer of Atrium Health, the academic health care system stretching from Winston-Salem to Macon, Georgia. This system now includes Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, the home of the FaithHealth...
by Tom Peterson | Jul 7, 2021 | Community
By Gary Gunderson Jonas Salk knew a few things about virus pandemics. As a young man of only 37 years, he led the urgent and complex process that resulted in the Salk polio vaccine. In a manner unimaginable today, he, with Basil O’Connor, mobilized tens of thousands...
by Tom Peterson | Jun 2, 2021 | Community, Vaccination
“For some, this is going to be a slow yes. I’m not giving up hope on people.” A Conversation with Dr. Amber Brooks Amber Brooks, MD, is associate professor of anesthesiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She’s also a researcher, a mentor and a justice...