APEX, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital will be built in a bedroom community near the state capital, the project’s health systems announced Thursday, creating a campus estimated to bring 8,000 jobs to the area.

With two of the largest health care systems in North Carolina set to collaborate on building a new children’s hospital, the location of the state’s flagship pediatric facility has been chosen.

The future North Carolina Children's Hospital, which will be jointly run by UNC Health and Duke Health, will be built in Apex, the two health systems said on Thursday. Why it matters: The children's hospital is one of the largest developments expected to be built in the state in the coming years,