Atrium Health Expands in NC After Controversial Merger with WakeMed Gets Local Approval

WakeMed releases renovation plans after merger vote

WakeMed plans to replace a tower and make other improvements to the hospital during the next decade.

Atrium Health expands in NC after controversial merger with WakeMed gets local approval

Atrium Health is set to expand into the Triangle after Wake County leaders voted 5-2 to approve the WakeMed merger, though federal review is still ahead.

What’s next for Atrium-WakeMed deal? Inside the next steps and the last-minute fight for concessions

A proposed merger between Atrium Health and WakeMed cleared one hurdle after the hospitals made promises to win support from Gov. Josh Stein and others. But critics remain, and the deal isn’t done yet.

Wake County commissioners approve Atrium Health-WakeMed deal

Jamila Headley, executive director of The Patients Union, said Wake County residents "will look back on this day as a sad moment in history."

Wake commissioners vote 5-2 for Atrium-WakeMed merger

The commissioners voted on the Articles of Incorporation and the Transfer Agreement, but not before protestors disrupted the voting process numerous times and were escorted out of the room.

WakeMed-Atrium merger approved by Wake County commissioners