Moderate Risk 🏥 Major Hospital / Trauma Center  ·  North Carolina

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center NC

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  NORTH CAROLINA

6 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
🏥 Major Hospital / Trauma Center
Primary Risk Radius
25
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
100
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score6 / 10   Moderate
Facility Type🏥 Major Hospital / Trauma Center
Operator / BranchAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Host CountyForsyth County NC
Nearest CityWashington DC
Primary Risk Radius25 miles
Secondary Risk Radius100 miles

// Strategic Significance

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is the primary Level I trauma center for the Piedmont Triad western region serving Winston-Salem and the surrounding Piedmont Triad communities alongside Moses Cone in Greensboro.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

Winston-Salem metro with 680,000 residents and western Piedmont Triad depend on Wake Forest Baptist as the primary Level I trauma center. Tornado risk and ice storms in the Carolina Piedmont create mass casualty scenarios.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

I-40, US-421, Medical Center Boulevard. Forsyth County Emergency Management coordinates tornado and mass casualty protocols.

// Counties Within Risk Zone

Forsyth County NC
Tornado / Flash Flooding
5/10
Moderate

// Cities Within Risk Zone

Winston-Salem NC
Tornado / Hurricane Flooding
5/10
Moderate