Press Releases

Board adds four new voting members WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, has added four new voting members to the board of trustees: James F. Amos, a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general; Alvaro G. de Molina, a retired Bank of America executive; Christine P. Katziff, corporate general auditor of Bank of America; and Ian McDonald, a retired BAE Systems executive. Terms began Jan. 1, 2018, and end Dec. 31, 2020.

Novant Health will participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 28. Over half of individuals who misuse pain relievers, and the majority of teenagers misusing prescription drugs, get the prescription from a friend or relative. Not only is it unlawful for controlled substance prescriptions to be transferred to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed, but doing so may cause others harm. Community members are encouraged to drop off unused or expired prescription medications at one of the participating Novant Health Pharmacy locations.

Support Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation and receive free health screenings SALISBURY, N.C. – Grab your friends and join Novant Health for a fun night of shopping and free health screenings in support of Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation’s capital campaign for the new, state-of-theart, Cancer Care Center. The event is being held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at the West End Plaza Event Center, located at 1935 Jake Alexander Blvd. in Salisbury. Attendees are encouraged to make a $10 donation to the foundation in place of admission to the event.

Someone can die from uncontrolled bleeding in as little as five minutes and a bystander’s ability to rapidly identify and control bleeding can mean the difference between life and death CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health has received a substantial grant to provide bleeding control kits and education to all 53 Union County Public Schools (UCPS). With these funds, Novant Health trauma team members will work collaboratively with UCPS to educate school emergency response teams, teachers, students and parents. The project aims to train approximately 6,000 Union County residents by the end of 2018.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Sarah Mojazza, PA, to Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine & Convenient Care in Shallotte. Mojazza joined the clinic in April.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Endoscopy Center opened Monday, April 16, and is Brunswick County’s first, freestanding outpatient endoscopy center. Patients now have access to a wide variety of endoscopy services, including colonoscopies and endoscopies, in a convenient location.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – For the fourth year in a row, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center will partner with several local Brunswick County organizations to host a free community baby shower Saturday, April 28, at Mulberry Park in Shallotte.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health will host the “North Carolina High School Performance Combine” at Hough High School, in Cornelius, North Carolina, Saturday, April 21, at 9 a.m. High school athletes are encouraged to participate to see where they rank in relation to local and national competition. Data will be given after the event, allowing the athletes to track their own individual progress. 

BOLIVIA, N.C.– Novant Health is pleased to welcome Natalie Yount, FNP, to Novant Health Family & Internal Medicine South Brunswick. Yount joined the clinic in April and is accepting new patients.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health fully supports the surgeon general’s recommendation that families and friends of those at risk for overdose help combat the opioid epidemic by carrying naloxone, a medication used to temporarily reverse opioid overdose.

SALISBURY, N.C. – The gift of a second breast ultrasound imager should decrease the wait time for women who need diagnostic ultrasounds and ultrasound biopsies in Rowan County.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – On Saturday, April 14, Novant Health will host a special event called “Living Well with Diabetes: Community Support Day,” featuring free health screenings and more at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Conference Center.