Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Women’s Council of Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Foundation, which has raised $525,000 since its founding in 2009 to improve the health of women in the community, is kicking off a special project for 2018 to celebrate its 10th year: to raise an additional $350,000 to support a new mobile mammogram unit to serve local women.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Novant Health is adding a new physician service line leader, Dr. Vincent J. Pompili, MD, as it continues to expand its heart and vascular capabilities. Pompili will lead heart and vascular services — including cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery — across the Novant Health system’s four-state area.

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 on Saturday, April 28, at Mulberry Park in Shallotte.         

New clinic offers community additional access to outpatient psychiatric therapy         CONCORD, N.C. – Novant Health has expanded its behavioral health services to Concord with the recent opening of Novant Health Psychiatry. The new outpatient clinic provides children, adolescents and adults with diagnosis and treatment of mental health concerns, including anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, anger and chronic irritability, and other mood disorders.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For more than 21 years, Girls on the Run Charlotte has provided life-changing after-school programming to girls ages 8-13. Today, the organization—whose evidence-based curricula is known for being both fun and effective—is announcing a new program offered during school breaks called Camp GOTR.  

BRUNSWICK, N.C. – In 2017, Novant Health expanded endocrinology services to Brunswick County with the opening of Novant Health Endocrinology. The clinic was temporarily located at Novant Health Family and Internal Medicine South Brunswick in Carolina Shores and has now moved to 204 Smith Avenue in Shallotte. 

Lower Cape Fear Hospice offering full-time palliative care support at Brunswick Medical Center BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center recently established a formal partnership with Lower Cape Fear Hospice for palliative care, or specialized services for patients with serious, advanced and/or chronic illness at any stage. With the newly established partnership, Anne Weatherford, nurse practitioner with Lower Cape Fear Hospice, will provide full-time palliative care services at Novant Health.

As flu cases decline, visitors of all ages can return to local hospitals WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – As of Friday, March 16 at 7 a.m., all but one acute care Novant Health facility will lift visitor restrictions which were put in place Jan 12. The one medical center not lifting visitor restrictions at this time is Novant Health UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center.

National recognition reinforces system’s commitment to reducing healthcare disparities Winston-Salem, N.C. – Novant Health has become one of the first healthcare systems to receive the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Health Equity Award. The nationwide award, which was established in 2018, recognizes organizations that demonstrate a commitment to health equity by reducing disparities among CMS beneficiaries they serve, particularly among diversity of race, ethnicity, gender LGBTQ and those living in rural areas.

Novant Health is the official sports medicine provider for the racing teams  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health and Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced today that they have expanded their healthcare partnership. Novant Health is now the official sports medicine provider for JGR, providing specialized orthopedic care, rehabilitation, athletic training, wellness services and consultants for performance potential.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -  Novant Health and M&F Bank today announced the joint development of the Diverse Supplier Community Reinvestment Program (DSCRP), a loan program designed to provide working capital to small business owners located in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, who currently are part of Novant Health’s supplier network. The process is streamlined and features a full online application process, expedited review by senior commercial lenders and a dedicated underwriting team. 

Pilot program targets untapped, high-potential leaders who are invested in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Honoring the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. and his service to others, Novant Health is launching a unique leadership program called the H: Drive Experience; the “H” represents “hidden.” The pilot program aims to identify untapped, high-potential leaders who are invested and engaged in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community but who might not otherwise have access to leadership development opportunities.