RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek is asking the Wake County Board of Commissioners to slow down and delay a scheduled vote tied to the proposed takeover of WakeMed by Atrium Health.
The deal, announced Friday afternoon, would bring WakeMed under Charlotte-based Atrium Health, the state's largest healthcare provider. Commissioners are set to vote Monday on changes to WakeMed's articles of incorporation -- a key step needed for the deal to move forward.
WakeMed says the agreement, pending approvals, would combine the Triangle's largest community-based health system with Atrium Health to expand healthcare access and better serve patients and communities.
In a letter to commissioners sent Sunday, Boliek said the rollout of the deal has raised concerns and lacks transparency.
"The lack of transparency does not instill confidence - in fact, it calls for greater scrutiny and explanation," Boliek wrote. "In the interest of the people of Wake County and all of the citizens in North Carolina, the vote ... currently scheduled for May 4, 2026, should be delayed."