A few days after WakeMed announced its plan to merge with Charlotte-based Atrium Health, UNC Health made a counterproposal to WakeMed. Neither side is disclosing details, though both use the word “partnership” to describe UNC’s proposal. Regardless, WakeMed says it will move ahead with its combination with Atrium. News of the proposal was first reported Thursday in The Assembly. In a statement, UNC Health acknowledged that it had “expressed interest in exploring a broader partnership with WakeMed,” and highlighted the UNC School of Medicine’s role in educating and training “roughly 30% of WakeMed’s medical staff.”
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