Statement from Governor Stein in Reaction to Wake County Commission Vote on Atrium-WakeMed Merger

<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Statement from Governor Stein in Reaction to Wake County Commission Vote on Atrium-WakeMed Merger </span> <div class="field field--name-field-release-date field--type-datetime field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Release Date</div> <div class="field__item"><time datetime="2026-09-21T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">Mon, 09/21/2026 - 12:00</time> </div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>bwood</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-09-21T19:40:50-04:00" title="Monday, September 21, 2026 - 19:40" class="datetime">Mon, 09/21/2026 - 19:40</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div><p paraid="836484752" paraeid="{28499584-1a4e-41b8-b018-126ba746bc9c}{12}">Governor Stein released the following statement in response to the Wake County Board of Commissioners voting to approve the merger between the Atrium and WakeMed health care systems: </p></div><div><p paraid="928238458" p