A Charlotte foundation is putting $100 million behind one of the largest hospital projects ever planned in North Carolina.
The Duke Endowment has awarded the money to North Carolina Children’s, the new pediatric health system created by Duke Health and UNC Health. The project centers on a roughly 500-bed children’s hospital planned to be built between Charlotte and Raleigh in the town of Apex.
The sprawling campus is expected to cost at least $2 billion, with some estimates reaching roughly $3 billion. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027 and could take about six years.
Charlotte Is Playing a Major Role
The Duke Endowment is headquartered in Charlotte and is separate from Duke University and Duke Health. The $100 million grant is the largest publicly announced private donation to the project so far…