WILMINGTON, N.C. – Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has been recognized as a top performer by the Vizient, Inc. 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award. New Hanover Regional Medical Center was ranked No. 4 out of 98 participating pediatric hospitals.
This recognition for exceptional performance is part of the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, which measures performance on the quality of patient care across six domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and variation in care.
“This honor recognizes the strong work of physicians and team members who care for our youngest patients and place their well-being at the center of everything they do,” said Laurie Whalin, president, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center and acute care operations for the Novant Health Coastal Region. “This recognition affirms our commitment to bringing safe, high-quality care closer to home.”
For nearly 20 years, the Novant Health Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital has offered medically advanced, personalized care for women and children in the Coastal Region. From the level 3 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the pediatric inpatient and intensive care units, patients receive coordinated care in a family-centered environment that offers private rooms, large family spaces, child life programs and other services to support healing and recovery. Surgical care options include general pediatric and thoracic surgery, maxillofacial surgery, cleft and craniofacial surgery and pediatric urology.
“When a child has complex or urgent medical needs, families commit hours to researching their child’s needs and where to find the best care available,” said Dr. Michael Jaskolka, clinical physician executive for children's services for the Novant Health Coastal Region. “It is incredibly meaningful to lessen some of that worry for these families by offering safe, high-quality care in their communities.”
In recent years, Novant Health has expanded access to high-quality pediatric specialty care in the Coastal Region through a partnership with UNC. In addition to serving patients through the Betty H. Cameron Women’s & Children’s Hospital and Nunnelee Pediatric Multispecialty Care in Wilmington, Novant Health continues to add access points for pediatric specialty care throughout the Coastal Region.
About the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study
The Vizient Quality and Accountability Study uses data from the Vizient Clinical Data Base and includes performance data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Systems (HCAHPS) survey and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. Pediatric hospitals included in the Vizient rankings admitted at least 250 newborns with complex or life-threatening conditions and perform at least 50 major surgeries on newborns over the study year, which is based on clinical data from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Assessments from Vizient help participating hospitals and health systems understand how they perform compared to peers, and identify structures and processes associated with high performance in quality and safety across a broad spectrum of services.
About Novant Health
Novant Health is an integrated network of nearly 900 locations, including 19 hospitals, more than 750 physician clinics and urgent care centers, outpatient facilities, and imaging and pharmacy services. This network supports a seamless and personalized healthcare experience for communities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Novant Health is nationally recognized for our unwavering commitment to safety and the highest quality care, and we serve as a catalyst for healthcare transformation through clinical trials, leading-edge research, innovative care delivery models and robust virtual care networks. The expertise and empathy of our more than 41,000 team members along with more than 8,600 independent and employed clinicians are at the heart of Our Cause as industry leaders caring for communities across the Carolinas. In 2024, Novant Health provided more than $1.6 billion in community benefit, including financial assistance and services.
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