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‘A lot less bad’: Wake commissioners approve updated deal to combine WakeMed and Atrium

NC NewslineBy Clayton HenkelSeptember 22, 2026Raleigh

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The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 late Monday to approve a controversial merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health. The vote came after a five-hour public hearing during which deputies cleared protesters from the chambers as commissioners were preparing to vote on the transfer agreement. Atrium has pledged $2 billion in hospital improvements. WakeMed […]

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