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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 7h

Wait times at Duke Urology were 54 days in 2022. For patients w/ cancer or infertility, that’s too long. Dr. Karen Baker led a data-driven access overhaul by triaging 15K referrals, expanding telehealth, and cutting wait times by 70%.

#DukeOBGYN | @dukemedschool.bsky.social

https://duke.is/p/dfe2

Getting You in Sooner: How Duke Urology Used Data to Streamline Care

A data-driven shift at Duke Urology slashed wait times for men’s health appointment by focusing on the toughest prostate cancer and infertility cases first.

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 10h

¡Apreciamos sus comentarios sobre el sitio web es.dukehealth.org
!

• Formulario de comentarios 🔗 duke.is/m/47nd

Duke Health’s Mission: to bring hope, health, & healing to those we serve so that we can achieve equitable health outcomes.

#CommunityHealthDuke

Duke Health | Conéctese con su atención médica en Duke Health

Como sistema de atención médica y académica de primera clase, Duke Health busca transformar la medicina y la salud a nivel local y mundial.

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 10h

During National Hispanic Heritage Month we’re reminding everyone about es.dukehealth.org.

Ahora hay tres formas de programar una cita y acceder a información de salud en español:

• Es.dukehealth.org
• Línea telefónica de Duke Health en Español: 919-997-2110
• My Duke Health 🔗 duke.is/z/f5fx

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 2d

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 3d

This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, see how Carey Anders, M.D., is providing care to patients like Jamie Branham through groundbreaking research and compassionate care. 🩷

📺 Watch her story on PBS: https://duke.is/z/9rdy

#CommunityHealthDuke | #WomenInSTEM | #PBS

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 8d

The Duke Cord Blood Reunion brought together 45 survivors for a celebration of life, science, and community.

The first cord blood transplant was done at Duke in 1993.
3,000+ transplants later, we celebrate decades of healing and innovation.

#CommunityHealthDuke

📸: RTP.Studio

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 11d

More than 260 people screened this month—including 180+ this weekend at our Community Health Screening event!

We’re grateful to every volunteer, partner, and community member who helped make this possible. This is community care in action. 💙

#CommunityHealthDuke

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 14d

Duke Health is investing in our community and the next generation of care. A student at Durham Early College of Health Sciences shares how hands-on learning is helping her prepare for a career in surgical tech.

🔗Learn more here: https://duke.is/r/gyfe

#CommunityHealthDuke | #HealthcareCareers

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dukechildrens.bsky.social @dukechildrens.bsky.social · 15d

Buckle up, Baby! FREE Car Seat Check on 9/27. We'll help make sure your car seat is safely installed & show you how to do it too! No need to book—stop by rain or shine!

✅ FREE Car Seat Check
🗓️ Sat., 9/27
⌚ 9am-1pm
📍 Durham City Fire Station #18, 6919 Herndon Rd., Durham

@dukehealth.bsky.social

An adult helping a child buckle up in a car seat, both focused on the seatbelt.

Car seat inspection event with two adults assisting in adjusting an infant car seat near a vehicle, with a young child observing.

Promotional flyer for a Free Car Seat Check event on September 27 at Durham City Fire Station #18, from 9 am to 1 pm. No appointment needed.

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 16d

✂️🎓 A new chapter begins in Durham! Duke Health helped cut the ribbon on DECHS, where students earn healthcare credentials and college credit—starting in high school.

This is how we build a workforce that reflects and serves our community.

#CommunityHealthDuke | #DurhamNC | #HealthcareEducation

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 16d

What does a medical “first” really mean?

A baby getting the chance to grow up.

An adult w/ heart failure getting more time w/ family.

Hope, when there were no options.

This is research that saves lives & shapes the future of medicine.

@dukemedschool.bsky.social | @duke-university.bsky.social

Poster titled "First in the Nation: Innovations in Heart Health" by Duke, featuring layered colored paper design with a paperclip on the side.

Surgeons at Duke University perform a pioneering heart transplant, the first in the U.S. using a heart from a donor after circulatory death. The image also features an informational text about the significance of this medical achievement.

Promotional image of Duke's next-generation artificial heart implantation, highlighting it as the first in the U.S. conducted at Duke, with a medical professional holding the device, set against an informational backdrop about the device's significance for patients with severe heart failure.

Infographic titled 'World's First Infant Heart Reanimation' featuring an image of a medical professional in a mask working in a surgical environment, an illustration of a detailed human heart, and text about Duke University's 2025 breakthrough in infant heart transplant techniques.

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 21d

New Duke-led research ➡️ raising blood pressure after spinal cord injury doesn’t improve recovery & may cause more harm. This may reshape ICU care for thousands. 🔗 https://duke.is/j/rkf4

#SpinalCordInjury | #NeuroICU | #CommunityHealthDuke | #DukeAnes | @dukemedschool.bsky.social

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 21d

Duke Health is actively negotiating with Aetna to ensure patients receive uninterrupted care.

We’re asking for a modest rate increase to reflect the rising cost of care.

As a nonprofit academic health system, our mission is to provide hope, health, and healing.

Learn more: duke.is/6/u5b7

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 23d

It’s Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. 💜 Angeles Alvarez Secord, M.D., joins Katie Couric to talk about endometrial cancer — symptoms, treatment, and early detection.

📺 Watch the interview: https://katiecouric.com/video/video/navigating-endometrial-cancer-diagnosis/

#CommunityHealthDuke

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 23d

🧬 Duke Health researchers discovered that small cell lung cancer likely begins in basal stem cells.

🎥 A new video shows how they made the discovery + what it means for future care.

📖 Published in Nature

🔗 duke.is/y/qven

#CancerResearch | #LungCancer | #CommunityHealthDuke

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 25d

Hispanic Heritage Month provides a meaningful opportunity to honor the vital contributions of Hispanic & Latinx colleagues @ Duke Health who play a critical role in our mission to bring hope, health, & healing to those we serve so that we can achieve equitable health outcomes.

Text saying 'Recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month' in colorful letters with a geometric pattern on the right side.

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · 29d

We pause to remember September 11 every year - honoring lives lost, courage, & resilience from one of our nation’s darkest days. We also recognize 9/11 as a day of service, turning remembrance into meaningful action paying tribute to victims, heroes, & all those forever changed.

A single white rose placed on the dark, reflective surface of the 9/11 Memorial with the words "Never Forget. Always Remember. 9.11.01" displayed above.

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Sep 9

Watts is now in the same location as Duke University School of Nursing & the Duke Health Clinical Education and Professional development team.

Students, faculty, and alumni came together to celebrate this exciting new era during a recent open house, while honoring 130 years of nursing excellence.

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Sep 9

Watts College of Nursing is now operating from its new home at the Duke Health Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC) Center - a cutting-edge space built for collaboration, innovation, and shaping the nursing leaders of tomorrow.

#CommunityHealthDuke | #WattsCON | #DukeSchoolofNursing

Speaker addresses students in a multi-media classroom at Watts College of Nursing

Students look at a medical mannequin at Watts College of Nursing, in a mock-up of a hospital room.

Students walk past a mock-up of a hospital room at Watts College of Nursing

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Sep 8

“Our enhanced program will serve as a model for other health systems to truly accelerate nursing inquiry and advancement of nursing led models of care.” - Terry McDonnell.

#HealthLeadership | #NurseResearcher | #NurseScientist

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Sep 8

Finding & easing patient pain points is tradition for nurses. Terry McDonnell, Duke Health senior vice president and chief nurse executive details how the Duke model eases paint points in operations and research too. More from McDonnell & peers: duke.is/c/dtdg

#HealthLeadership | #NurseResearcher

Terry McDonnell, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC. Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive, Duke University Health System, Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, Duke University School of Nursing. Outdoor setting in front of greenery.

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Sep 5

63 million Americans are caregivers (AARP’s “Caregiving in the US 2025”) - 50% increase from 10 years ago. According to data from NCDHHS, 1.28 million North Carolinians are caregivers, who provide an estimated $16.5 billion in unpaid care.

Connect with caregiving resources here: duke.is/v/ef2a

Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Sep 5

Sometimes, caregivers just need to share with one another. The Duke Caregiver Community Event gathered local organizations, caregivers and resources this week to connect them with options for their loved ones.

#caregiving | #dukehomecareandhospice

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new study shows 1 in 12 patients with multiple cancers carry a mutation in a known cancer risk gene. 🧬 This research could lead to better screening, earlier treatment and healthier communities.

🔗 https://duke.is/v/fghk

#CommunityHealthDuke | #GeneticTesting | #CancerAwareness | #BRCA

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Duke Health @dukehealth.bsky.social · Aug 27

Duke Health’s pioneering partial heart transplant procedure is now helping more children with a wider range of heart conditions.🫀

Learn more about the future of pediatric cardiac care: https://duke.is/2/jub9

#CommunityHealthDuke | #MedicalInnovation | #PediatricHeartCare | #HopeForKids

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