Pearl District - Atrium/Wake Forest School of Medicine

[atlrvr]

https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/newsroom/news/2022/03/global-surgical-training-institute-to-establish-us-headquarters-in-charlotte

 

This seems like it is a big deal, but I'll let someone who may be more knowledgeable opine.

[KJHburg]

16 minutes ago, atlrvr said:

https://atriumhealth.org/about-us/newsroom/news/2022/03/global-surgical-training-institute-to-establish-us-headquarters-in-charlotte

 

This seems like it is a big deal, but I'll let someone who may be more knowledgeable opine.

Yes I would say it is especially for hotel nights.  These doctors and surgeons will come from around the country and stay in Charlotte a few days I am sure to train.  Great for uptown hotels which are the closest to this area. 

[CLT2014]

43 minutes ago, KJHburg said:

Yes I would say it is especially for hotel nights.  These doctors and surgeons will come from around the country and stay in Charlotte a few days I am sure to train.  Great for uptown hotels which are the closest to this area. 

Best be a "romantic" hotel for the surgeons... IRCAD's pitch for their partner hotel for their European training facility below:
"Book our IRCAD package, benefit from our best rates, and chill out in one of the most romantic hotels in Strasbourg. It is located right in the city center, and two steps away from the Institute. You won’t find a better place to brighten up your stay." 

Never seen a conference advertise a hotel as "romantic" for a work trip. LOL. 

https://www.ircad.fr/mis-training-center/one-day-at-ircad/

Edited March 14, 2022 by CLT2014

[tozmervo]

It's France. Taking a conference lover is practically mandatory. 

[Blue_Devil]

I think a company like this, encourages a lot of Medical Device companies to open up smaller satellite offices.  

[KJHburg]

6 hours ago, CLT2014 said:

Best be a "romantic" hotel for the surgeons... IRCAD's pitch for their partner hotel for their European training facility below:
"Book our IRCAD package, benefit from our best rates, and chill out in one of the most romantic hotels in Strasbourg. It is located right in the city center, and two steps away from the Institute. You won’t find a better place to brighten up your stay." 

Never seen a conference advertise a hotel as "romantic" for a work trip. LOL. 

https://www.ircad.fr/mis-training-center/one-day-at-ircad/

then the Iveys hotel,  the Ritz Carlton, the JW Marriott, the Dunhill, the Grand Bohemian and the Kimpton better up their "romantic" game 

[KJHburg]

Thousands of doctors expected to visit this French training center for surgery yearly.

French surgical institute to anchor Atrium Health’s innovation district – WSOC TV

[KJHburg]

another story about the French institute at the Pearl district. 

https://businessfacilities.com/2022/03/ircad-plans-to-establish-north-american-hq-in-north-carolina/

One article I read said they were taking 100,000 sq ft now I dont know where I read that. 

 

[tozmervo]

Is "Pearl District" really a thing people are using? We should probably come up with something that's not the name of Portland's most famous neighborhood. 

[atlrvr]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

 

One article I read said they were taking 100,000 sq ft now I dont know where I read that. 

 

I think it's in the updated CBJ article.

That's a lot bigger than I would have imagined.  In my mind I would have thought less than 20k.

[KJHburg]

44 minutes ago, tozmervo said:

Is "Pearl District" really a thing people are using? We should probably come up with something that's not the name of Portland's most famous neighborhood. 

I guess it is really called THE Pearl I added the district LOL

 

[Blue_Devil]

Atrium just merged with Advocate Aurora, will now be the fifth biggest Health system in the US . Will stay headquartered in Charlotte. Expected 27 Billion in Revenue. No changes to the Medschool timeline.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article261306127.html

 

 

[kayman]

10 minutes ago, Blue_Devil said:

Atrium just merged with Advocate Aurora, will now be the fifth biggest Health system in the US . Will stay headquartered in Charlotte. Expected 27 Billion in Revenue. No changes to the Medschool timeline.

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article261306127.html

 

 

I just read that a moment ago. It's an interesting beginning to go from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority to Carolinas Healthcare System to Atrium Health to now Advocate Health, the 5th largest healthcare system in the US. Crazy! 

I do wonder if the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority,  i.e. the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will still have technical control over this new entity like it did as Atrium Health.

Edited May 11, 2022 by kayman

[Blue_Devil]

5 minutes ago, kayman said:

I just read that a moment ago. It's an interesting beginning to go from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority to Carolinas Healthcare System to Atrium Health to now Advocate Health, the 5th largest healthcare system in the US. Crazy! 

I do wonder if the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority,  i.e. the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will still have technical control over this new entity like it did as Atrium Health.

I wonder, given the size, if they end up creation integrated option, like Kaiser. 

[kayman]

12 minutes ago, Blue_Devil said:

I wonder, given the size, if they end up creation integrated option, like Kaiser. 

Yeah, I agree.  It also makes me wonder if this is the way TPTB to buy and strongarm their way into making Charlotte a hub of biotechnology with the Pearl  district being controlled by Atrium (soon to be Advocacy Health) & Wake Forest.  Erreily similar to like Atlanta did in with Georgia Tech and Emory Healthcare with the Tech Square and surrounding district to strongarm its way into the biotech and tech sectors in the 2000s and 2010s.

Edited May 11, 2022 by kayman

[Blue_Devil]

8 minutes ago, kayman said:

Yeah, I agree.  It also makes me wonder if this is the way TPTB to buy and strongarm their way into making Charlotte a hub of biotechnology with the Pearl  district being controlled by Atrium (soon to be Advocacy Health) & Wake Forest.  Erreily similar to like Atlanta did in with Georgia Tech and Emory Healthcare with the Tech Square and surrounding district to strongarm its way into the biotech and tech sectors in the 2000s and 2010s.

Could be, I am going to guess there are going to be a lot of experts already in the system now, and a ton of cashflow, to make this innovation district something special. Also companies are really going to want to have a presence near this school and now massive health center hq 

[RANYC]

 

Gene Woods crushing it for Charlotte

Edited May 11, 2022 by RANYC

[joenc]

Is it too big of a stretch to say there's something in the NC regulative environment (protecting and nurturing monopolies?!) that lends itself to these rollups of highly regulated industries?

Thinking about energy (Duke), banking (Bank of America and Wachovia), and hospitals.

There are and have been bigger in these categories of course, so it may be nothing.

 

[CLT Development]

Atrium becoming a top 5 healthcare system in the country is cray, and something I never expected

[Blue_Devil]

7 hours ago, CLT Development said:

Atrium becoming a top 5 healthcare system in the country is cray, and something I never expected

I don’t think people realize how big of a deal this is, especially having it HQ’ed right here. Atrium could add a substantial head count to support staff here.

[HopHead]

If you look at the top 10 Healthcare systems in the US, there are some really big names (and revenue) on there... Atrium being in the top 5 here is YUGE for sure. That medical school may be one of the more impactful things in Charlotte we've seen in a long time. 

#	Health System Name	Total Net Patient Revenue
1	HCA Healthcare (FKA Hospital Corporation of America)	$44,921,737,146
2	CommonSpirit Health	$30,248,548,684
3	Dignity Health	$25,041,738,942
4	Ascension Health	$19,176,289,454
5	Northwell Health (AKA North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System)	$18,641,544,520
6	Cleveland Clinic Health System	$18,323,722,784
7	NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System	$17,717,194,762
8	Trinity Health (FKA CHE Trinity Health)	$17,699,228,464
9	Tenet Healthcare	$17,699,185,110
10	Providence St Joseph Health (AKA Providence)	$17,248,594,986

[KJHburg]

well this is interesting safety rankings of NC hospitals and most in the region are A but a few are not.

https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/search?findBy=state&zip_code=&city=&state_prov=NC&hospital=

Ouch what is going on on UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill?

 

[Blue_Devil]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

well this is interesting safety rankings of NC hospitals and most in the region are A but a few are not.

https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/search?findBy=state&zip_code=&city=&state_prov=NC&hospital=

Ouch what is going on on UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill?

 

On going infection issues have been a problem with them. 

[KJHburg]

this is great and will foster lots of job growth over the years.

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/inno/stories/news/2022/05/19/charlotte-innovation-summit-panel-atrium-the-pearl.html

[KJHburg]

This new Pearl innovation district is just going to be huge impactful on Charlotte and the region.  Atrium Wake Forest officials toured their facility in France. 

From the Biz Journal today

""Charlotte-based Atrium announced IRCAD as an anchor partner for The Pearl innovation district earlier this year. The institute offers world-class research and training for surgeons, specializing in minimally invasive techniques and robotics-driven tools for diagnosis and simulation. It has six training centers in five countries, including Taiwan, Brazil and Rwanda, and trains more than 7,200 physicians each year. The local center will be its North American base.  On this trip, we had the opportunity to really have deep-dive conversations with the top executives from the likes of Siemens and Stryker and Pentax and (Johnson & Johnson)," Shrestha said. "These are all partners that have committed to be part of IRCAD North America here in Charlotte." A number of health systems were vying to land IRCAD North America, Shrestha said. Atrium's drive and ambition surrounding the innovation district helped it stand out, as it plans for this center to be part of broader ecosystem. Charlotte's fast growth and international airport make it an ideal spot to host thousands of surgeons, he said. Atrium is also a leader on surgical protocols and training, such as its implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery.""

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2022/06/20/ircad-atrium-health-strasbourg-france-surgery.html

""IRCAD North America will be in the first phase of construction at the innovation district. It will be housed in an approximately 250,000-square-foot research building with the Carolinas Simulation Center and about 125,000 square feet of wet lab and research office space, Shrestha said. Next door will be the roughly 350,000-square-foot Howard Levine Center of Education, with the Carolinas College of Health Sciences and the Wake Forest schools of medicine, professional studies and business, he said.""