NC’s Duke Health and CaroMont Health propose expansion into Mecklenburg County

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 366

Last Updated: 3 days, 13 hours ago


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Duke Health and CaroMont Health are planning to work together to open two hospitals in Mecklenburg, health system officials said, adding 200 hospital beds to the state’s second-most populous county.

The two hospitals would be owned by a new company that the health systems would equally own and operate. The partnership would mean an expansion into Mecklenburg for Duke and CaroMont.

“This is a true partnership,” Dr. David Zaas, Duke …

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