Becker's Healthcare January 7, 2026
Here are five deals that show how health systems, corporate players and payer-backed platforms are competing within the physician workforce, often through acquisitions or deeper clinical integration.
1. Atrium Health + Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates
Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, one of the nation’s largest independent neurosurgery groups, joined Atrium Health, also based in Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 1. Founded more than 80 years ago, CNSA includes more than 70 physicians and advanced practice providers and offers services ranging from nonoperative care and minimally invasive outpatient procedures to highly complex surgical interventions.
Atrium and CNSA have long partnered on neurosurgery and spine care in the Charlotte region, and the acquisition formalizes a relationship that has already been operationally...
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