WakeMed Health & Hospitals and CapRAC

WakeMed Trauma Services Home to one of six Level I Trauma Centers, the highest designation awarded to trauma centers by the American College of Surgeons and the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services.  As a North Carolina designated trauma center, WakeMed provides life-saving care to the citizens of Wake County and serves as a referral center for trauma patients from surrounding counties. Capital Regional Advisory Committee The Capital Region Advisory Committee (CapRAC) area includes health care and disaster preparedness stakeholders in the North Carolina counties of Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wake. Our mission is to participate in development and maintenance of a coordinated health care system to promote optimal patient care and disaster response for all citizens within the CapRAC area. The goal of the CapRAC is to facilitate the development, implementation, & operation of a comprehensive regional patient care system, based on accepted standards of care, in order to decrease morbidity & mortality resulting from illness & injury. Medical Simulation Center With patient safety and quality outcomes in mind, WakeMed Health & Hospitals offers the region's first Medical Simulation Center. Funded by The Duke Endowment, the WakeMed Medical Simulation Center is designed to facilitate realistic multi-disciplinary clinical training and education for all levels of health care providers. Health care providers have the opportunity to practice skills and gain clinical confidence in a controlled, yet realistic environment. WakeMed's Medical Simulation Center is a 3,800 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, located on the WakeMed Raleigh Campus.  The Medical Simulation Center provides a unique training environment for health care providers throughout the region, including those affiliates with Wake AHEC, The Capital Regional Advisory Committee (CapRAC), Wake Technical Community College and the numerous hospitals that comprise the Southern Atlantic Healthcare Alliance (SAHA).  Future expansion plans include the addition of several thousand square feet of clinical space.