Press Releases

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Your little bundle of joy has arrived and with that arrival comes the challenge of sleepless nights, endless diapers, overflowing laundry baskets and cold takeout dinners. What also may come with a new baby is a sudden and often surprising lack of quality time spent between parenting partners, especially for first-time moms and dads.

Charlotte, N.C. - August 26, 2015 - For the fourth year in a row, Novant Health will address high school sports injuries after-hours at its Black and Blue Clinics now through Nov. 14. The clinics will take place at Novant Health Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine in Matthews on Fridays from 10 to 11 p.m. and at Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians - Jetton (19485 Old Jetton Road Suite 100, Cornelius, N.C.) on Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m.

Prescriptions for controlled substances now delivered electronically in North Carolina Winston-Salem, N.C., Aug. 25, 2015 – Providers at Novant Health are now issuing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances in North Carolina, providing greater security and convenience for patients. Novant Health is the one of the first healthcare systems in North Carolina to offer the benefit to patients of electronic prescriptions for controlled substances (EPCS). It plans to roll out the program systemwide by year’s end.

Specialists have three locations serving Northern Virginia residents. Manassas, VA, August 24, 2015 – On July 15, Prince William Cardiology affiliated with Novant Health becoming Novant Health Prince William Cardiology. The affiliation applies to all three locations in Warrenton, Manassas and Haymarket in Northern Virginia. The Haymarket location opened in June.

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Neurosurgeon Rashid Janjua, MD, has joined the Novant Health Forsyth Brain and Spine practice located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Previously Dr. Janjua was assistant professor of neurosurgery, vascular surgery and radiology as well as director of the division of endo-cerebrovascular surgery and interventional stroke program at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

MyChart patient portal to integrate with Fitbit and Apple HealthKit Winston-Salem, NC, Aug. 19, 2015 – Beginning this month, Novant Health patients will be able to share data from their fitness tracker with their doctor through Novant Health’s electronic patient portal, MyChart.

Salisbury, N.C., August 11, 2015 - The Novant Health Foundation Rowan Medical Center has received a $250,000 grant from the Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trusts to help purchase 3-D mammogram technology for Novant Health Rowan Medical Center.

Winston-Salem, N.C. - August 11, 2015 - Duke University Health System and Novant Health are exploring the mutual benefits of complementary clinical services and value-based care network initiatives, prompting the two health systems to initiate discussions of a potential collaboration.

August 4, 2015 - Winston-Salem, N.C. - Novant Health has become the first health system headquartered in North Carolina to give the Social Security Administration (SSA) access to appropriate patients' health information through Epic's Care Everywhere to assist with social security claims. This access allows SSA to quickly and securely perform a patient search, review a patient's medical history, and confirm or deny a patient's physical or mental disability claim.

Southport, NC, August 4, 2015 ― Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals. About 700, or 15 percent, of U.S. hospitals have applied for and received this award.  

Novant Health connects to the Social Security Administration through Care Everywhere August 4, 2015 ‐ Winston‐Salem, N.C. – Novant Health has become the first health system headquartered in North Carolina to give the Social Security Administration (SSA) access to patients’ health information through Epic’s Care Everywhere. This access allows SSA to quickly and securely perform a patient search, review a patient’s medical history, and confirm or deny a patient’s physical or mental disability claim.

Novant Health extends family medicine hours providing care for infants, children and adults, adds urology and general surgery specialists Southport, NC, August 3, 2015 – The Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine location in Southport, North Carolina, has expanded its services to include care for the entire family and extended hours from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. every weekday. Additionally, the physicians of Novant Health Urology Partners and Novant Health Surgical Associates are now seeing patients at the Southport office.