Atrium sells 4 Charlotte-area nursing facilities to Chicago firm new to the market
Atrium Health board members have approved the sale of four skilled nursing facilities in the Charlotte region to Chicago-based Ignite Medical Resorts.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority, which oversees Atrium, signed off on the plan Wednesday during its Board of Commissioners meeting. This deal marks Ignite Medical Resorts’ entry into North Carolina, according to a June 4 announcement by the for-profit medical company and a news release.
The sale includes more than 500 licensed nursing beds. Those locations are: Cleveland Pines in Shelby (120 beds), Huntersville Oaks (168 beds), Sardis Oaks in Charlotte (124 beds), and Stanly Manor in Albemarle (90 beds).
Ignite Medical Resorts is planning to renovate the buildings and invest in tech to elevate care for guests and long-term care residents, according to Ignite CEO Tim Fields.
The company acquired the buildings from Atrium Health Skilled Nursing Facility Inc., which is affiliated with Atrium and the board. Atrium moved the facilities in June 2019 under the AHSNF umbrella to operate them.
Later in May 2025, Atrium announced plans to sell the facilities and asked for bids. The total number of offers was not provided in board documents.
In April, Atrium signed an official agreement with Ignite Medical Resorts after determining the sale was in the public’s best interest.
Atrium did not provide information regarding the sale price, financial terms, the reasoning behind the decision, or the date when the transfer will take place.
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With 32 locations, Ignite Medical Resorts operates facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas. Some of its programs include services for orthopedics, stroke, cardiac and respiratory care.
Atrium Health is the largest hospital provider in the Charlotte region. It’s part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S., serving 6 million patients.
The system operates 69 hospitals and more than 1,000 care locations.
Advocate partnered with Wake Forest University and Wexford Science & Technology to open the Wake Forest University School of Medicine–Charlotte, the city’s first four-year medical school, which welcomed its first class in July. The school is located in The Pearl, a $1.5 billion innovation district. Plans also include retail, offices, apartments, a parking structure and an outdoor plaza.
In May, Atrium announced a $2 billion plan to merge with WakeMed, a controversial deal that would create 3,300 health care jobs. WakeMed is the Triangle area’s leading community-based health system.
The proposed merger, which was two years in development before it was publicly announced, has raised some concerns about higher prices and lower quality of services, The News & Observer reported.
No updates were provided about the deal during Atrium’s Wednesday meeting.
This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM with the headline "Atrium sells 4 Charlotte-area nursing facilities to Chicago firm new to the market."
