Atrium Health offers pediatric, cancer, and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.

Carolinas Medical Center is the flagship hospital for the entire system (located between Dilworth and Myers Park).

Atrium Health also operates 37 urgent care centers across the system's Charlotte NC market.

The strategic combination was first announced in April 2019,[33] with a definitive agreement signed in October 2019, following approval by each entity's governing board.

The combined organization would be called Advocate Health and be headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

We’ll be a part of a bigger group, so I think if anything, people will know more who we are, and we’ll be able to touch more people and tell them about the research and education — the wonderful things we do.” Freischlag stated completing clinical trials and finding new treatment approaches will be easier with a larger patient population.

The North Carolina Attorney General stated he would not oppose the deal, the Federal Trade Commission reviewed the merger, the deal was subject to Illinois and Wisconsin approval since Advocate Aurora is based in both states.

[39] The deal was temporarily blocked by Illinois health board and then decided to postpone the vote.