Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Beginning Monday, July 6, hours of operation for Novant Health’s respiratory and screening assessment centers in North Carolina will be 8 a.m. to noon. 

WINSTON-SALEM and CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― Today, Novant Health, UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine outlined details of the previously announced letter of intent to enhance medical education and clinical services at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (“NHRMC”), in the event the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners ultimately chooses to affiliate or form a joint venture with, or sell to Novant Health.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ― Novant Health, a nationally recognized leader in stroke care, today announced the expansion of its teleneurology program following a three-year, $449,000 grant by The Duke Endowment. As North Carolina’s stroke mortality rates continue to rise, teleneurology is one of many innovative ways the healthcare system is working to diagnose and treat patients as safely and as timely as possible.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – CoreLife, the nation’s leading healthcare company specializing in the treatment of obesity and illnesses related to obesity, and Novant Health, a four-state integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient facilities and hospitals, announced today that they will launch a comprehensive wellness and weight management program for communities throughout North Carolina.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ―  Novant Health is expanding access to COVID-19 testing by opening a screening assessment center at Novant Health Today’s Woman OB/GYN, located at 2001 Today’s Woman Ave. NW, in Winston-Salem (access from Burton St, behind Today's Woman). The center will open Thursday, June 18, and operate Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to noon.

BOLIVIA, N.C. ― On June 4, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation received a $311,350 hazard mitigation grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural communities. The awarded grant, which will pay for a new water well, is one of 47 projects funded by the Golden LEAF Foundation.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Olapeju Popoola, certified physician assistant, to Novant Health Psychiatric Medicine. Popoola joined the clinic in April and will see patients with a referral from a primary care or specialty provider only.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health, which first implemented visitor restrictions in March to help control the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses, today announced it will begin to lift some of those restrictions. The new visitation policies detailed below will go into effect Monday, June 8. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health announced the opening of a new respiratory assessment center at the Highland Avenue Primary Care Clinic. Beginning Friday, June 5, the respiratory assessment center, located at 650 N. Highland Ave., Suite 120 in Winston-Salem, will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Beginning Wednesday, June 3, hours of operation for all Novant Health respiratory and screening assessment centers in North Carolina will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

First Ongoing Long-Range Drone Logistics Flights Approved by FAA Novant Health Becomes First Hospital System Granted Part 107 Waiver CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, Novant Health, Inc., a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system headquartered in North Carolina, announced the launch of America’s first emergency drone logistics operation by a hospital for its pandemic response. The launch was made possible through a partnership with Zipline, the world’s only national scale, on-demand logistics service, which will provide drone flight services.

WINSTON-SALEM & CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― Novant Health, UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine have signed a letter of intent to enhance medical education and clinical services at New Hanover Regional Medical Center (“NHRMC”), in the event the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners ultimately chooses to affiliate or form a joint venture with, or sell to Novant Health.