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Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Campus Expansion Breaks Ground
New state-of-the-art facility will augment care with advanced technology and amenities CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 12, 2023 – Atrium Health broke ground Wednesday on a new, 12-story, state-of-the-art, advanced care facility at its flagship campus, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The 1.1 million square-foot facility on Blythe Road, near uptown Charlotte, is scheduled to open in 2027 as the marquee project in...
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Atrium Health Levine Children’s Expands Commitment to Leading Pediatric Care with New Outpatient Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Center to make Charlotte a destination for pediatric cancer, blood disorders and cellular therapies care CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 10, 2023 – Atrium Health Levine Children’s is expanding its commitment to deliver leading-edge oncology, hematology and cellular therapies care to patients across the region, the United States and the world with the opening of its completely reimagined outpatient center on July...
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$5 Million Gift Endows Chairs, Enhances Programs at Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Gift to expand and sustain excellence in cardiovascular care in region CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 28, 2023 – A $5 million gift to Atrium Health Foundation’s Giving Hope campaign will further advance education and cardiovascular performance programs at Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. The gift from Margaret and Smoky Bissell will establish The Gragg Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine...
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Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation Opening the David L. Conlan Center; Will Treat the Area’s Most Complex Injuries and Illness
Opening marks the first step in modernizing the health system’s flagship campus CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 13, 2023 – Atrium Health is opening the David L. Conlan Center at Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation on Saturday, Jan. 14. Carolinas Rehabilitation is nationally known as a U.S. News and World Report “Best Hospital,” which specializes in innovative, personalized therapy for common to complex...
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Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health Complete Combination
New health system focused on improving safety and outcomes, advancing health equity and accelerating medical breakthroughs 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...
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Philanthropist George Shinn in Charlotte to Celebrate Endowed Chair in Neurovascular Health, Named in his Honor
Visit demonstrates ongoing partnership with Atrium Health CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 20, 2022 – Atrium Health Foundation welcomed George Shinn and his wife, Megan, to Charlotte today, to celebrate the formal investiture of the George Shinn Endowed Chair in Neurovascular Medicine. Dr. Rahul Karamchandani – stroke medical director and co-director of the cerebrovascular program for Atrium Health Neurosciences Institute – will...
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Atrium Health Earns Multiple U.S. News & World Report Honors Including Top Hospital in Charlotte and Best in Rehabilitation
Eleven hospitals recognized for excellence in providing specialty care CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 26, 2022 – One of the nation’s most respected news outlets is again recognizing Atrium Health as a regional and national leader in health care. Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center is being recognized as the “Best Hospital” in the Charlotte metro region for the sixth consecutive year, while Atrium Health’s Carolinas Rehabilitation is ranked among the top...
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$1 Million Gift to Establish Pediatric Rare Disease Center at Atrium Health Levine Children’s
One in 10 Americans has a rare disease, and 90% of those diseases have no FDA-approved treatment. Children with rare diseases require seven times more office visits than their peers and account for one-third of all pediatric healthcare spending. CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 28, 2022 – Atrium Health Foundation has received a $1 million gift from Charlotte-based WARD’S Foundation to help...
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$2 Million Gift to Support Care Transformation at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute
Gift to Further Advance Center for Cardiovascular Care Transformation CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 20, 2021 – Atrium Health Foundation has received a $2 million gift from the California-based William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation to help further advance care at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. This is the second gift from the William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation to...