Under the agreement, Wilkes Regional will be rebranded as Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Medical Center. Officials decided on the name after surveying more than 730 Wilkes employees.
Wake Forest Baptist will also invest $238 million to support Wilkes Regional and the surrounding community.
Officials said the hospital will begin offering additional clinical services in the coming weeks.
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