Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist acquires Elkin medical system

88.5 WFDD - Public Radio For The Piedmont | By Amy Diaz

Published July 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM EDT

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.jpg — Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (pictured above) and Hugh Chatham Health officials announced the partnership this week.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist announced this week that it will acquire Hugh Chatham Health, a medical system in Elkin.

Atrium Health says it will invest $100 million to support the recruitment and retention of providers in the Yadkin Valley region.

The funds will also expand clinical programs like Heart and Vascular, Cancer Care, and Women’s Services.

Atrium Health says it is putting another $30 million toward establishing the Yadkin Valley Wellness Foundation, which aims to advance wellness priorities in the community.

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Amy Diaz began covering education in North Carolina’s Piedmont region and High Country for WFDD in partnership with Report For America in 2022. Before entering the world of public radio, she worked as a local government reporter in Flint, Mich. where she was named the 2021 Rookie Writer of the Year by the Michigan Press Association. Diaz is originally from Florida, where she interned at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and freelanced for the Tampa Bay Times. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of South Florida, but truly got her start in the field in elementary school writing scripts for the morning news. You can follow her on Twitter at @amydiaze.

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