Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following expanded emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Novant Health will begin offering Pfizer-BioNTech boosters to individuals age 16 and older on Monday, Dec. 13. Sixteen-and-17-year-olds can only receive a Pfizer-BioNTech booster while those who are 18 and older can receive any COVID-19 vaccine booster. For updated clinic locations and holiday closures, please see below.

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center broke ground today for its new 60,000-square-foot expansion, which will include the construction of a new fourth-floor birthing center. This will be the first time maternity care services have been offered at Kernersville Medical Center, which will provide a more convenient labor and delivery care option for expecting mothers in eastern Forsyth and western Guilford communities. The $55 million expansion project will also include the addition of medical beds, an expanded intensive care unit and the installation of a new heart and vascular lab.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health has received multiple American Heart Association Achievement Awards for implementing quality improvement measures that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated care, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer returns to the hospital.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In recognition of quality and patient safety, four Novant Health Ambulatory Surgery Centers have been named a Leapfrog Top Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in 2021, making up nearly a third of the only 13 selected nationally for the competitive award. This is the inaugural year of Leapfrog’s Top ASC award which honors top performers as verified by the Leapfrog ASC Survey. The award is presented by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers widely acknowledged as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality.   

Winston-Salem, N.C. – Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation was awarded a $100,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to help improve health in Forsyth County. The grant will support the work of Healthy Forsyth, a diverse group of community organizations working collaboratively. Healthy Forsyth will join 10 existing North Carolina coalitions in The Duke Endowment’s initiative, Healthy People, Healthy Carolinas.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – ONE Charlotte Health Alliance today announced that more than 75 employees of Atrium Health and Novant Health have received, or are receiving, opportunities to become a registered nurse through its nursing scholarship programs, the RN Educational Assistance Program at Atrium Health and the Upward Mobility RN Scholarship Program at Novant Health.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following expanded emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Novant Health today announced that it will begin offering booster doses for everyone 18 and older on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Appointments are required for individuals seeking a booster dose to ensure availability. 

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Novant Health and New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) have celebrated 9 months since NHRMC joined Novant Health on Feb. 1, 2021, and continue to build on initial successes while remaining committed to providing remarkable care for the community and supporting team members.

CHARLOTTE, NC – Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center announces that it has been recognized as a top performer in the 2021 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Annual Ranking by Vizient Inc. Mint Hill Medical Center was one of 226 Vizient members in the community hospital cohort to be recognized for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality care based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking, which has been conducted annually since 2005.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Novant Health today announced that it has received straight A’s in the Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2021 Hospital Safety Grade scoring period. This makes Novant Health the largest healthcare system in North Carolina to ever achieve the highest mark for safety and quality across all of its hospitals. The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit that evaluates the safety, quality and patient experience provided by hospitals across the country. 

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation was awarded a $400,000 grant over three years from The Duke Endowment to provide telemedicine and telepsychiatry services to middle school students in crisis. Novant Health collaborates with Brunswick County Schools staff to complement existing services and fill service gaps in behavioral and substance use disorder treatment for Brunswick County students in sixth through eighth grade. The program aims to provide early intervention to quickly address crises and support students with severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and/or trauma, in addition to connecting families with appropriate care.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Triad Honor Flight partnered with Novant Health this week to conduct pre-flight COVID-19 screenings for more than 140 veterans, caregivers, guests and organizers in advance of their upcoming flight to see the memorials in Washington, D.C., on Veterans Day.