On Jan. 15, Coca-Cola Consolidated, headquartered in Charlotte, announced a donation of $25 million to fund the join Duke and UNC children’s hospital project, as the North Carolina Senate seeks to secure $103.5 million in state funding as well.
“At Coca-Cola Consolidated, serving others is at the heart of our purpose,” Morgan Everett, vice chair of Coca-Cola Consolidated’s board of directors, said in a press release. “We are honored to collaborate with NC Children’s to establish a state-of-the-art hospital dedicated to delivering comprehensive care to children in need — both within our community and beyond.”
The Duke-UNC partnership was announced in early 2025, and the 500-bed facility will be based in Apex. The hospital would be the first of its kind in the state, serving as the flagship hospital — comparable, clinically and academically, to top children’s hospitals in the country…