Press Releases

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.  

BOLIVIA, N.C. ― Novant Health has expanded labor and delivery services to include midwifery and natural birthing solutions. Certified midwife Kiya Fox will see patients at Novant Health OB/GYN - Bolivia and offer delivery services at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. She is accepting new patients.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ― Novant Health has pledged $6 million to the Charlotte Housing Opportunity Investment Fund to address Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis. The commitment helps the fund complete its goal of $50 million to match the City of Charlotte’s $50 million housing bond referendum. Foundation For The Carolinas started the fund.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Jennifer Harvey to Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Kernersville and North High Point. Harvey joined the clinic in August and is accepting new patients.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center is now providing much-needed diagnostic cardiac catheterizations and vascular studies to the Brunswick County community. 

BOLIVIA, N.C. – On Aug. 21, Novant Health opened its first pediatric clinic in Brunswick County. Novant Health Pediatrics Brunswick is located at 20 Medical Campus Drive NW, Suite 205, in Supply and will be staffed by Dr. Kaylan Edwards and Dr. Lori Tackman.