4 healthcare organizations raising minimum wage

Here are four healthcare organizations that have or plan to raise their minimum wage:

1. Atrium increases minimum wage, affecting more than 7,500 employees

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health increased the minimum wage for employees from $11.50 to $12.50 per hour. The change affects 7,500 employees.

2. Novant Health bumps minimum wage to $12.50

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health raised its minimum wage in North Carolina from $11 per hour to $12.50 per hour. The change affects 5,000 employees.

3. New Jersey health system lifts minimum wage to $15

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care will increase the minimum wage for full-time, part-time, and per-diem employees to $15 an hour, effective Jan. 1. About 10 percent of Cooper's 7,500 employees will benefit from the new minimum wage.

4. North Carolina hospital lifts minimum wage to $12.50

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center raised its minimum hourly wage from $11 to $12.50.

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