WFUBMC Receives WebAward From the Web Marketing Association

October 30, 2006

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center’s BestHealth® website has received a Health Care Standard of Excellence Award from the Web Marketing Association based on its “Outstanding Achievement in Website Development.”

“To be recognized by the Web Marketing Association for outstanding achievement in web development is a prestigious honor,” said Jan Strohl, senior marketing manager for e-business. “It is a tribute to Wake Forest Baptist’s web team’s efforts to bring quality health care information to the people of our region.”

There were more than 2,300 entries for this year’s WebAwards. Entries were judged on top web site design, copywriting, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation and use of technology.

The Web Marketing Association was founded in 1997 and is made up of Internet marketing, online advertising, PR, and website design professionals. This is the 10th year of its WebAwards.

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Media Contacts: Shannon Koontz, shkoontz@wfubmc.edu, or Karen Richardson, krchrdsn@wfubmc.edu, at (336) 716-4587.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an academic health system comprised of North Carolina Baptist Hospital and Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which operates the university’s School of Medicine. The system comprises 1,187 acute care, psychiatric, rehabilitation and long-term care beds and is consistently ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report.


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