Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Overview
Pro stress-test →Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is a major academic medical center and regional health system anchored by an 830-bed tertiary care hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. As part of Advocate Health (formed in December 2022 when Advocate Aurora Health merged with Atrium Health), the system serves a 24-county region spanning northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia with over 19,220 employees.
Strategic Profile
Pro stress-test →The system differentiates itself through integrated academic medicine, operating Wake Forest School of Medicine (with a new Charlotte campus that opened in June 2025) and the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), a world-leading center for bioprinting and tissue engineering. Its competitive position combines Level I trauma center status, comprehensive pediatric services (Brenner Children's Hospital, 144 beds), specialty cancer care, and significant dialysis operations (16 centers—the largest academically owned chain nationally).
Competitive Landscape
Pro stress-test →Wake Forest Baptist competes regionally with Novant Health (largest health system in the Carolinas), UNC Health Care (academic competitor with Chapel Hill base), and Duke University Health System (academic medical peer). Nationally, it differentiates through regenerative medicine and bioprinting capabilities, competing primarily on academic medicine and specialty services rather than competing head-to-head as a general health system.
Industry Context
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center operates in Academic medical centers and tertiary care hospitals.
Key facts
Founded: 1902 · Headquarters: Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Employees: 19,220 · Revenue: N/A · Market cap: N/A