Press Releases

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health welcomed two new orthopedic providers at Novant Health Orthopedics & Spine in Supply, North Carolina. Physician assistants Devyn Lockley and Amanda Swiss joined the clinic in September.

THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation has received $150,000 from The Cannon Foundation to purchase a new stereotactic 3D breast biopsy system. The system will enable staff to offer a full schedule of biopsy procedures at the Thomasville Medical Center breast center. In addition to The Cannon Foundation grant, the Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation is committing $120,432 to purchase the $270,432 system.

DEERFIELD, ILL., & WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Today, Walgreens and Novant Health, a leading health care provider with 15 medical centers and more than 640 locations offering advanced medical treatments in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, announced a retail health clinical collaboration and services agreement, as well as a retail pharmacy-focused transaction. Walgreens will acquire nine of Novant Health’s retail pharmacies, while Novant Health will open new retail health care clinics at Walgreens stores in the Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Brunswick County, North Carolina, areas.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Four Novant Health nurses have been named to the prestigious Great 100 list for their excellence in nursing. These nurses were nominated by their peers on the basis of their outstanding professionalism, their demonstration of excellence and their commitment to making a difference in their communities through nursing.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health’s board of trustees was one of five boards honored at the second annual NACD NXT™ Recognition Awards and named best in the nation for nonprofits. The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) is the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 20,000 corporate board members. The NACD NXT recognition, part of NACD’s NXT initiative, applauds exemplary board-leadership practices that promote greater diversity and inclusion, ultimately fostering long-term value creation.

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center will host its eighth annual Oooh Bra La La breast cancer awareness event on Thursday, Oct. 24, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center Lambe Conference Center.

BOLIVIA, N.C. ― Cindy Averitt, a registered respiratory therapist at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, was named Practitioner of the Year by the North Carolina Society for Respiratory Care (NCSRC).

CLEMMONS, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to bring orthopedics, sports medicine, surgery, rehabilitation and sports performance all under one roof in the new Clemmons Surgical Plaza, located at 7210 Village Medical Circle, in Clemmons.  

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., - Jvion, a leader in AI-enabled prescriptive analytics for preventable harm, today announced a partnership with Novant Health as part of the newly launched Novant Health Institute of Innovation & Artificial Intelligence. Working together, the partners aim to reduce readmissions for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients, which can be as high as 35% in the first year and can double with each subsequent hospitalization. By integrating clinical and socioeconomic data and leveraging Jvion’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the companies aim to identify the most relevant interventions for the patients most likely to respond to them.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Rami Zaki, certified physician assistant, to Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine & Convenient Care in Shallotte. Zaki joined the clinic in August.

THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to invite the community to the upcoming Docs that Rock benefit concert on Thursday, Sept. 19, at Adaumont Farm. The event will feature food, drinks, reverse raffle and of course, music courtesy of local medical providers and the always-popular Swing Set band.

SALISBURY, N.C – Novant Health Rowan Medical Center (NHRMC) Foundation has received $200,000 from The Charles A. Cannon Charitable Trusts for the Novant Health Wallace Cancer Center currently under construction on the corner of Mocksville and Mahaley avenues in Salisbury. Once completed, the Wallace Cancer Center will improve patient quality of life by providing patient-centered care, enhanced care coordination, improved accessibility and affordability, and leading-edge treatment. This award represents the second such gift from the Cannon Trusts. In 2018, the Trusts awarded NHRMC Foundation $200,000 for cancer center construction.