CHARLOTTE — Atrium Health is increasing its minimum wage to $16 per hour, according to an internal memo viewed by the Charlotte Business Journal.
The change will go into effect in March for Atrium and Wake Forest Baptist employees, followed by Navicent and Floyd employees in Georgia later this year. Atrium estimates this will be a $25 million investment. It said about 21,000 of its more than 70,000 total employees will be impacted.
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Charlotte-based Atrium said it is investing another $90 million into its new Heroic Caregiver Awards this year. That program awards payouts of up to $4,000 in patient-facing roles, such as direct patient care, allied health support services and direct-to-patient support services.
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