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U.S. News also ranked hospitals in the Charlotte, Greensboro/Winston-Salem and Raleigh-Durham metro areas. The number 1 hospital in North Carolina is Duke University Hospital.

In 1940, we began as Charlotte Memorial Hospital – a public charity hospital whose doors were open for everyone. Nearly 80 years later, we remain committed to our original mission – now with a new name. We are humbled and privileged to share with you that Carolinas HealthCare System is Atrium Health.

It operates 40 hospitals, 7 freestanding emergency departments, over 30 urgent care centers, and more than 1,400 care locations in the American states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.

Advocate Aurora and Atrium complete merger, creating $27B system | Healthcare Dive.

Newsweek Ranks Duke, UNC Hospitals Top in Nation

16 on the list of the best hospitals in the United States, the highest ranking of any hospital in North Carolina. The medical center is also on the list of top 250 hospitals worldwide, ranking at No. 68 globally.

Atrium Health hospitals took the top three spots in the Charlotte region, while one Novant Health hospital landed in the statewide top 10. The Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center was ranked the top hospital in Charlotte, third-best in North Carolina and fifth-best in the Southeast.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After sharing plans to come together in May, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health today announced they have closed on their formal combination to create Advocate Health. The combined organization will focus on best meeting patients' needs by redefining how, when and where care is delivered.

Currently 11 of our hospitals and more than 380 practices are Stage 7 certified. CARF accreditation signals a service provider's commitment to continually improving services, encouraging feedback and serving the community.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct 3, 2023 – Even before the pandemic challenged our health care workers, Atrium Health was focused on making the health system the “best place to care,” seeking feedback from care providers with a goal of ensuring doctors, nurses and other members of the care team weren't burdened with administrative ...

The WakeMed system of emergency departments is one of the largest and busiest in North Carolina.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 10, 2022 – The Leapfrog Group has awarded 13 Atrium Health hospitals with top-rated “A” grades on its spring 2022 patient safety report card. Atrium Health has the most “A” ratings of any health system in North Carolina.

The latest North Carolina hospital rankings are out, and some of the top medical centers also made their mark on a national scale. For the 12th year in a row, Duke University Hospital in Durham ranked as the No. 1 hospital in the state, according to results published Tuesday, Aug. 1.

The doctors pushed Atrium to allow them to leave by filing a lawsuit that claimed the hospital system was “self-serving” and “monopolistic” and run by a “bloated management bureaucracy.” They thought they could run an independent medical practice better and more cheaply, with more focus on patients.

Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health say they have completed the merger of the two health systems, concluding one of the hospital industry's most watched deals and potentially setting the stage for more consolidations.

Our vast network of locations includes everything ranging from hospitals to clinics, urgent cares to diagnostic centers, and doctors' offices to cancer treatment centers. Atrium Health offers exceptional, comprehensive care to families and communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and beyond.

— Mayo Clinic in Rochester was named the No. 1 hospital in Newsweek's list of the "World's Best Hospitals" for the sixth straight year. Mayo Clinic in Florida and Mayo Clinic in Arizona were also highly ranked.

North Carolina ranked as the 30th healthiest state in the nation in 2022. It ranked 38th in health behaviors, 30th in health outcomes, 22nd in socioeconomic factors, and 9th in physical environment (air and water quality, housing, transit).

In addition to being named the top place to live in North Carolina, Raleigh was also among the top 25 best cities in America, best cities to raise a family and with the best public schools in the country, according to Niche.

The WakeMed system of emergency departments is one of the largest and busiest in North Carolina.