Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health and Birmingham-based HealthSouth Corporation will host a community groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate their joint venture hospital, which is expected to open to patients in October 2018. The event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 10 a.m. at the site of the future hospital located at 2475 Hillcrest Center Circle in Winston-Salem.

Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast grant will fund mammograms for uninsured and underinsured  BOLIVIA, N.C. – The Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation has received a $24,074 community health grant from Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast to provide free mammograms and diagnostic services for uninsured and underinsured women in Brunswick County. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health Psychiatric Recovery and Counseling, Novant Health’s first substance abuse intensive outpatient program in the Charlotte area, is open to adults ages 18 years and older who are seeking treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. This new outpatient program gives individuals the flexibility to live at home, allowing participation in work, school, and other personal obligations while undergoing drug or alcohol rehabilitation. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Just in time for the start of a new sports season, Novant Health has opened two “black and blue” clinics dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of sports-related injuries. In Charlotte, the clinic is available Friday evenings from 10 to 11 p.m. inside of Novant Health Urgent Care - Waverly, 11840 Southmore Drive, suite 100. In Cornelius, the clinic will be available Saturday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. at Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians, 19485 Old Jetton Road, suite 100. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia. Behavior and personality changes. Memory loss and related problems challenge a growing number of Americans. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health is growing to meet the healthcare needs of cardiovascular patients in the Triad region and is pleased to welcome three new heart and vascular physicians to its teams this week, including Dr. Ashley Rickey, Dr. Olivia Gilbert and Dr. Douglas Friedman.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health Robinhood Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine will host its second annual back-to-school bash on Friday, Aug. 18. The bash runs from 5 to 7 p.m. and will be at the clinic’s location at 1350 Whitaker Ridge Drive in Winston-Salem.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce its corporate health partnership with AvidXchange. Through the corporate health partnership, Novant Health provides on-site health and wellness services to AvidXchange employees. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Anita Prendergast has been named chief executive officer of the 68-bed rehabilitation hospital being built by HealthSouth and Novant Health at 2475 Hillcrest Center Circle.

National recognition for achievements in leadership, education and community involvement WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – DiversityMBA, a national leadership organization integrating diversity and inclusion with talent management, has named six Novant Health leaders to its annual list of Top 100 under 50 executive and emerging leaders for 2017. 

SALISBURY, N.C. – A new electric car charging station has been added to the first level of Novant Health Rowan Medical Center’s parking deck. This is the first electric car charging station at the hospital and is available for use by all patients, visitors and team members.  

Services include one-on-one nutrition counseling, group education and off-site education CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health Sports & Performance Medicine powered by EXOS has added sports performance dietitian Mary Glenn Yort, MS, RD, LDN, to its growing team of experts. Yort provides nutrition education and counseling designed to help individuals, teams and businesses achieve a higher level of performance.