For the past year, UNC Health Care has answered all questions asked of us and throughout, remained transparent. At the same time, WakeMed has done nothing to back up their claims. Even though we asked on numerous occasions, they were unwilling to provide any information about the care they provide Wake County citizens, their business operations, and how limiting choice will improve quality of care or reduce costs for Wake County citizens.
We want to be open and honest about our operations with the communities we serve and we hope that WakeMed will do the same for the citizens of Wake County.
Last week, UNC Health Care issued a public records request for the following information from WakeMed — information which the community is entitled to given their legal status as a public agency:
- Minutes of all meetings of the WakeMed Board of Directors since January 1, 2009.
- Agendas for all meetings of the WakeMed Board of Directors, and all materials provided to the Board in conjunction with such agendas, since January 1, 2009.
- Any annual financial audits of WakeMed, Inc. submitted to Wake County as required by the Transfer Agreement between Wake County and Wake County Hospital System, Inc.
You can view our request for WakeMed’s records here.
We look forward to WakeMed’s response to these requests.