Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health, Martin Truex Jr. and Sherry Pollex recently celebrated the opening of the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Children’s Emergency Services with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center. The 5,000-square-foot children’s emergency services space located within Huntersville Medical Center will provide specialized treatment to children and teens in the Huntersville and Lake Norman area, where there was previously limited access.

High-Quality Orthopedic and Bariatric Care Now Available to Carrum Members at Novant Health Facilities in Charlotte, N.C. SAN FRANCISCO  – Carrum Health, the first digital health company connecting employers and employees to Centers of Excellence (COEs) through a technology-powered value-based care platform, today announced it is partnering with Novant Health to deliver orthopedic and bariatric care to Carrum Health members in North Carolina. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health has named Ben Brodersen as the president and chief operating officer of Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center, which is scheduled to open in 2023. Brodersen joined Novant Health Aug. 1.  

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health has announced Kim Henderson, senior vice president and chief of staff to the CEO, will now also serve as the enterprise patient experience officer for Novant Health. Henderson will continue to lead corporate health initiatives while assuming additional responsibilities to enhance and continually improve the overall experience of patients throughout the entire Novant Health system.  

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Novant Health Community Engagement is proud to announce that it has awarded $963,865 in charitable contributions in support of education initiatives to more than 50 community partners* in Charlotte, Winston-Salem and coastal North Carolina. The health system provides philanthropic support to community-based programs that address identified health and social needs vital to each community’s well-being, including developing healthy communities and expanding opportunity through education. Novant Health has provided nearly $2 million in charitable contributions to community partners over the past seven months.

Novant Health Enterprises (NHE) has named Eric Eskioglu, MD, MBA, chief physician innovation officer.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health announced today that it has been recognized for the third straight year as one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). For the second year in a row, the health care system received a perfect score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking tool that gauges an organization’s level of disability workplace inclusion relative to other businesses.

High Point, N.C. – To help patients suffering with chronic back and neck pain, Novant Health today opened a new spine clinic at 1226 Eastchester drive in High Point. The goal of the new clinic, Novant Health Spine Specialists - High Point, is to provide the latest in nonsurgical treatment and pain relief therapies to help patients improve function and get back to their daily activities. The clinic will specialize in treating a wide variety of patients, including those with long-lasting joint discomfort in the neck, back, hip and knee.

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Novant Health will host a job fair and hiring event in Wilmington to connect with job seekers and share information about the health system’s career opportunities.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – To expand access to the latest in specialized breast cancer care for patients in and around the Triad, Novant Health opened a new breast surgery clinic on July 1 at 2825 Lyndhurst Ave. in Winston-Salem, and a satellite care location at 1710 Kernersville Medical Parkway in Kernersville. The goal of the new multidisciplinary care clinic is to serve as an extension of the Novant Health Cancer Institute, by providing patients with a dedicated care location focused exclusively on breast cancer surgery. The new clinic, Novant Health Breast Surgery, will be staffed by three longtime breast cancer surgeons - Dr. Jennifer Christman, Dr. David Carr and Dr. Lori Kellam. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– To improve access to the latest in specialty care for patients, Novant Health held a special groundbreaking ceremony June 30 to expand its current breast health center, located in the medical tower adjacent to Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. The $15 million investment project, Novant Health Agnes Binder Weisiger Breast Health Center, will expand the current breast health center to 13,500 square-feet and function as a brand-new, stand-alone and comprehensive breast health center. The Novant Health Foundation is contributing $5 million to the new center, with the goal to ensure that all patients in and around Charlotte have equitable access to breast health services. Designed with the patient in mind, the center will provide convenient access to the latest in diagnostic services for generations to come.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library are excited to announce a strategic partnership to address social determinants of health, advance health equity and create sustainable impact across our communities. Novant Health will make a $1 million investment which includes a cash gift of $500,000 to the CommonSpark campaign and $500,000 in in-kind support for program and service delivery over the next five years.