
Federal, county, and local leaders joined with executives with WakeMed for a
$12 million grant announcement for a new mental health hospital to be constructed in Garner, NC. Wake County and the federal government granted the hospital system $6 million each toward the project. From left to right: Former Congressman David Price, Dr. Micah Krempasky, Chief Medical Officer of WakeMed Health & Well-Being, Shinica Thomas, chairwoman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners, Donald Gintzig, WakeMed president and CEO, COngresswoman Deborah Ross, (D-NC 02), Mayor Ken Marshburn, Town of Garner. Credit: Ben McNeely/ NCHN