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Novant Health, like Atrium, makes plans for new hospital south of Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Winston-Salem-based Novant Health is prepping to open a 161,000-square-foot hospital in Ballantyne in 2023.

[ALSO READ: Atrium Health plans for $116M hospital in Union County]

[Carolinas HealthCare System changes name to Atrium Health]

The health-care system expects to invest $154 million in the project, dubbed Ballantyne Medical Center.

Novant filed a certificate-of-need application earlier this week, following a rezoning petition filed with the city of Charlotte in August.

The application was filed in tandem with a similar petition by Atrium Health to invest $116 million into a hospital in Stallings, a town in western Union County.

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