Facts and Figures
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is home to more than 11,000 employees and is the largest employer in Forsyth County.
The Medical Center’s primary service area is a 26-county region in northwestern North Carolina and southwestern Virginia and provides a continuum of care that includes primary care centers, outpatient rehabilitation, dialysis centers and home health care.
The Medical Center and its component institutions, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University Physicians, have been ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report since 1993.
The School of Medicine ranks among the top third among American medical schools in total funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Personnel
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Registered Nurses - 2,147
LPNs/Nursing Assistants - 485
Clinical Professionals - 1,130
House Officers - 589
Administration and other Staff - 3,338
Total - 7,689
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
School of Medicine Faculty - 932
Administration and other Staff - 2,947
Total - 3,879
Medical Center Workforce
Total - 11,568
Patient Care
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center offers expertise in more than 100 areas of medicine, encompassing preventative and highly specialized care for all ages. The Medical Center operates 872 licensed beds. The following is a summary of patient care for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:
Inpatient Admissions 35,989
Day Hospital 20,020
Downtown Health Plaza Visits 65,342
Emergency Department Outpatient Visits 89,743
Other Outpatient Visits* 573,030
*(includes ambulatory visits and outpatient departments)
Financial
Budget
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Budget $669,000,000
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Budget $844,796,000
Research Awards
Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty received a total of more than $190 million in direct funding for research in the 2006-2007 fiscal year. The breakdown of those research awards is:
Federal $160,194,656
Industry $13,657,574
State $6,788,215
Other $9,420,409
Licensing Revenue
The Wake Forest University Office of Technology Asset Management works with Wake Forest inventors to identify, protect and transfer novel research discoveries to the commercial sector for development into new products that benefit the public through either traditional licensing (to medical, pharmaceutical and biotech companies) or start-up company formation.
The total licensing revenue for fiscal year 2008 was $90,005,640.
Community Benefits Funding
|
Charity Care/non-reimbursed Medicare/Medicaid
(excludes any cost associated with bad debt) |
$48,358,286
|
|
Medical education/training, research |
$57,934,565
|
|
Community outreach: cash/in-kind donations; subsidized and non-billed services
|
$15,093,445 |
|
Total- School and Hospital combined |
$121,386,296 |
Students
Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides continuing medical education as well as advanced training for health care professionals through the Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC), as well as leadership and organizational development education and research in continuing medical education.
Medical Students
Medical School students enrolled in 2007-2008 school year – 454
· Men – 246
· Women – 208
· Minorities – 124
Financial aid (scholarships and loans) to medical students during the 2007-2008 school year totaled $19,987,304. Approximately 92 percent of the students enrolled received financial assistance.
Medical School Tuition (2008-2009) $38,248
Graduate Students
Graduate students enrolled in the 2007-2008 school year – 749
Graduate students received $11,660,892 in financial support for the 2007-2008 school year.
Other Students
· Physician Assistant Students – 96
· Joint School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences* – 60
· Nurse Anesthesia Students – 48
· Allied Health Students – 217
· Northwest AHEC** – 33,232
· House Officers (residents) – 604
· Fellows – 99
· Nursing Student Experiences*** – 2,784
* Wake Forest and Virginia Tech
** Figures are from fiscal year 07 and include Continuing Medical Education Participants
*** Figures are for calendar year 2006-2007 and include students in Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Medical Secretary and Emergency Medical Services courses
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
The 2008 guide to “America’s Best Hospitals” includes 170 medical centers nationwide out of total of 5,453 that were initially evaluated. Only 50 hospitals per specialty are ranked in each of 16 categories. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center’s rankings are as follows:
2008 edition of “America’s Best Hospitals”
Cancer 26th
Endocrinology 35th
Kidney Disease 38th
Respiratory Disorders 20th
Urology 48th
2009 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools”
Primary Care 35th
Research 42nd
Physician Assistant Program* 23rd
*2007 ranking