BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the Bolivia facility.
The new Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center opened in 2011, with expanded services for the community, and replaced a smaller, older building in Supply.
“Ten years later, we remain a trusted healthcare provider that is dedicated to remarkable care,” said Laurie Whalin, PharmD, president and chief operating officer of Brunswick Medical Center. “We also continue to look for ways to expand services and specialties to meet our growing community’s needs"
The medical center has 74 beds, four operating rooms, one C-section room, a 24-hour emergency department and a wide range of services, including surgery, imaging, laboratory, cardiac rehabilitation, physical therapy, speech therapy, respiratory therapy and pharmacy.
Since 2011, both the average daily census and number of births at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center have grown by over 20%.
“When I think back about all we have accomplished, I am so proud of the care our dedicated teams have provided, and all we have been able to do together to serve our community,” said Shelbourn Stevens, president of New Hanover Regional Medical Center and the Novant Health Coastal market, which includes oversight of Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. “Novant Health’s recent partnership with New Hanover Regional Medical Center will only accelerate our efforts to improve access to care throughout our region,” he said.
Brunswick Medical Center officially joined Novant Health 15 years ago in 2006. Since that time, the health system has made investments to improve access to remarkable care in the community. Here are some highlights:
- Added a variety of new programs and services, including da Vinci robotic surgery, outpatient infusion and IV therapies, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, speech therapy, mobile mammography, teleneurology, telepsychiatry, lung CT screening, palliative care and wound care.
- Opened the Novant Health Family Medicine Pine Forest clinic near Southport, added a medical office building next to Brunswick Medical Center, opened the Novant Health South Brunswick Medical Plaza in Carolina Shores and Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine - Leland, and added a second endoscopy suite, as well as a procedure room at the hospital.
- The medical group has also grown rapidly to meet the needs of the community, increasing clinic sites from two in 2006 to 27 today. The medical group now has 40 physicians and 33 advanced care providers, in addition to 12 physicians and five advanced care providers serving as hospitalists, for a total of 90 providers.
- Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center was awarded an “A” from the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grade twice annually for the past three years.
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