Press Releases

MINT HILL, N.C. – Novant Health Carolina Family Physicians is pleased to welcome Dr. Edmire Souffrant to the clinic. Souffrant is board-certified in family medicine and holds a doctor of medicine from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Souffrant completed her family medicine residency at CMC in Charlotte, and she is thrilled to have the opportunity to provide comprehensive medical care to families and individuals, from infants to seniors, in the Mint Hill and Charlotte communities.  

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– Novant Health Barron, Homesley & Valentine Orthopedic Specialists is pleased to welcome James Fraser, MD, to the clinic. Fraser is board-certified in orthopedic surgery with advanced training in primary and revision hip and knee replacement as well as partial knee replacement. He specializes in the direct anterior approach for hip replacement. He has interest and experience in rapid recovery and outpatient total joint replacement.

Microwave ablation destroys cancer lesions using high frequency microwave energy       SALISBURY, N.C. ― A new state-of-the-art cancer treatment is now available at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center. Called microwave ablation, this highly effective technology uses heat generated by microwave energy to treat tumors in sensitive tissues including the liver, lungs and kidneys.   

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of Novant Health Rheumatology and Arthritis - Ballantyne. The practice is staffed by Dr. Amit M. Patel and Dr. Ashwini M. Punjabi who specialize in the treatment of general rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, connective tissue disorders, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.   

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Each month at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, patients have the opportunity to nominate and recognize members of their care team for going above the call of duty when serving patients and their families. 

National recognition for achievements in the biomedical industry CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Adept Health’s clinical engineering department at University Health in Augusta, Georgia, has been chosen as the recipient of the TechNation Department of the Year award. Adept Health’s clinical engineering management program offers medical centers, surgery centers and imaging centers a partner that can maintain and repair all medical equipment. 

 Philanthropic partnership to help underserved children and their families in Charlotte   CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health and Michael Jordan today announced a $7 million gift to open two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in Charlotte. These comprehensive medical clinics will serve some of the most at-risk and underserved communities in Charlotte and are expected to open in late 2020.

SALISBURY, N.C. – For the first time, Novant Health Primary Care Salisbury will host a community skin cancer screening on Friday, Oct. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1904 Jake Alexander Blvd. W., Suite 303. Dermatology Group of the Carolinas will be on-site to conduct the screenings.

Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine in Southport has relocated and changed names BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health’s family medicine clinic at the new Pine Forest Plantation community on Highway 211 in Brunswick County is officially open. Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine in Southport has relocated and is now called Novant Health Family Medicine Pine Forest. The new address of the clinic is 2950 Pine Plantation Parkway in Bolivia. The clinic will have an open house Thursday, Oct. 26 from 3 to 6 p.m.                                

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health unveiled the completion of its new three-story, 89,000-square-foot facility tower to its existing Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital on Thursday. The nearly 46-year-old facility, located at 1901 Randolph Road at the corner of Fifth Street and Caswell Road, is the region’s only hospital dedicated entirely to orthopedics and spine and is one of a few of its kind in the nation.

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center is now offering 3-D mammograms to patients in Brunswick County and the surrounding areas.

THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center joins an elite group of North Carolina hospitals that have received international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility.