Press Releases

CHARLOTTE AND CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) has determined Novant Health and UNC School of Medicine have adequate resources to proceed with training UNC School of Medicine students at the Novant Health Charlotte Campus in February 2022. This is UNC School of Medicine’s third branch campus, which will be based at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte. 

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Novant Health and New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) will host a career fair in Wilmington to connect with job seekers and share information about the health system’s career opportunities.

Regional health care system ranks No. 1 across all industries; tops national organizations on Diversity MBA’s annual list WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health has been ranked first in the nation in the 2021 Diversity MBA Magazine rankings for “Best Places for Women & Diverse Managers to Work.”

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center will partner with several Brunswick County organizations, in addition to March of Dimes and Seventh Generation, to host a free community baby shower on Saturday, July 24, from 9 to 11 a.m. The shower will be held in the parking lot of the Brunswick Medical Center.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health today announced that all of its mass vaccination sites will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of the national holiday. Beginning Tuesday, July 6, its four mass vaccination sites will have reduced hours due to decreased vaccine demand and changes in operational needs. The health care system also announced that the number of primary adult and pediatric care clinics that can administer the COVID-19 vaccine continues to increase. Today, more than 60 clinics are administering vaccines to their patients with another 45 clinics to be added over the coming weeks. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health today announced the three site locations of its Welcome Back Fest street festivals in Charlotte, Wilmington and Winston-Salem.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health announced today that Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Anthony Hamilton will headline its Welcome Back Fest street festivals in Charlotte, Wilmington and Winston-Salem this summer.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Payton Fennell as the primary care sports medicine director for the greater Charlotte market.

Funding will support screening and diagnostic services in Charlotte and surrounding communities CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. The award will fund screening and diagnostic services for minority individuals who are underinsured and/or uninsured in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.― Nearly 16 months after the first COVID-19 cases hit North Carolina and six months into vaccine distribution, Novant Health announced today that it has administered over 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, which represents more than 253,000 fully vaccinated individuals. To mark this milestone, Novant Health has provided additional data that summarizes its efforts to-date of managing COVID-19 testing and treatment, as well as vaccine distribution.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health is actively seeking local entertainers and food truck vendors who represent the unique diversity of the communities it serves to participate in the Welcome Back Fest street festivals in Charlotte, Wilmington and Winston-Salem this summer. 

Welcome Back Fest will be a free, community event with live music and entertainment, fun experience and activities, and local food and business vendors WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― To mark the progress made in the fight against COVID-19, Novant Health today announced it will be hosting a series of Welcome Back Fest street festivals across the communities it serves in North Carolina. The three free community events, which are scheduled on three different days in July and August, aim to support diverse local businesses, honor healthcare heroes and celebrate the milestones reached with the help of community members.