Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of Novant Health Pediatric Sports Medicine satellite clinic in the Highland Creek community. The clinic is located at 5370 Ridge Road and will be open on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The clinic will be staffed by Dr. Jennifer Gaitley and Dr. Christian Turner. 

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Novant Health is pleased to announce Sharon Carr Harrington as the new senior director for principal and leadership gifts at Novant Health Foundation. In this role, Harrington will support all Novant Health regional foundations with capital and program-specific fundraising campaigns.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce Ann Caulkins as senior vice president of Novant Health and president of Novant Health Foundation. In this role, Caulkins will design and implement plans for sustainable and integrated philanthropy across all of Novant Health’s markets. She will represent and work to increase the profile of the foundation within the communities Novant Health serves.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Colon Cancer Coalition recently awarded Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (NHPMC) Foundation a grant to fund colonoscopy screenings, patient living expenses, colon cancer rehabilitation and wellness services for low-income colorectal cancer patients. This grant is made possible through funds raised during the Get Your Rear in Gear (GYRIG) – Charlotte 5K event, held each year in March. Novant Health Grants Director Randy Brantley and Grants Manager Kerri Polce accepted a $75,000 check on behalf of NHPMC Foundation from local Get Your Rear in Gear – Charlotte event director Phillip Sanford.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of Novant Health Neurology and Sleep - Cotswold. The office is located at 330 Billingsley Road, Suite 202, in the Cotswold neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health has named Paula Bird vice president of behavioral health services. In this role, Bird will be responsible for nursing care provided in Novant Health’s five inpatient psychiatric units, as well as integration efforts for behavioral health within all Novant Health facilities, standardizing behavioral health across the system.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health recently announced it will open a new 24,000-square-foot medical office building in the city of Harrisburg, North Carolina, in late 2019. Located at 4101 Main St., the two-story building will offer family medicine, pediatric and ob-gyn services.  

THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to serve on its board, which provides stewardship and oversight of its operations and activities. New members are Dr. Beatriz Juncadella, business leader Colon Starrett, local pastor Dee Stokes and Dr. Joseph Stringfellow. The new appointments will be replacing Tom Holladay, Tammy Joyce, Rick Phillips, TJ Slaughter and Jerry Smith.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Cassaundra Hefner, nurse practitioner, to Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine & Convenient Care in Shallotte. Hefner joined the clinic in February.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is proud to announce a new campaign encouraging people to slow down, be more present to experience life’s everyday moments and enjoy the world around them. The campaign, called Live in the Moment, aims to raise awareness about the alarming effects of everyday stress on the body due to factors like work, busy schedules, co-dependence on technology and not enough focus on self-care.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce it will provide stem cell transplants, along with a range of hematology treatments, at Novant Health Hematology - Winston-Salem, a department of Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Novant Health is pleased to announce the recent opening of Novant Health Austin Village Family Medicine in Matthews.