Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – To best meet the needs of our community during this flu season, Novant Health Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine – Highland Oaks will be temporarily extending clinic hours.

To help curb the spread of flu, Novant Health is asking the community for assistance WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – To best meet the needs of our community during this flu season, Novant Health is asking the community to keep visitors age 12 and under out of all acute care facilities due to the widespread outbreak of the flu virus throughout the community. This restriction is effective on Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 a.m. until further notice. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center’s Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center will be offering a free Pap test/HPV Screening clinic for women in the community later this month.Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center’s Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center will be offering a free Pap test/HPV Screening clinic for women in the community later this month.

SALISBURY, N.C. ―  Novant Health Salisbury Surgical Associates has recently expanded with the addition of board-certified general surgeon Dr. Rosemary Chickos and physician assistant Jennifer Smith. They join surgeons Dr. Eric Mallico, Dr. Gavin Misner and Dr. Leon Newman.  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation has been awarded a $75,000 grant from Colon Cancer Coalition with funds raised through the 2017 Get Your Rear in Gear® event held in Charlotte during March, which is colon cancer awareness month. The funding will be used for colonoscopy screenings, patient living expenses, and colon cancer rehabilitation and wellness services for Novant Health uninsured or underinsured colorectal cancer patients. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of Novant Health Pediatric Sports Medicine in Charlotte. The clinic, staffed by Drs. Jennifer Gaitley and Christian Turner, is the first in the Charlotte area exclusively dedicated to pediatric sports medicine.

Giving. Serving. Together. team member giving campaign supports health, humanitarian assistance agencies WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In 2017, 3,660 Novant Health team members pledged $1,443,683 to local nonprofit community partners and Novant Health regional foundations through the Novant Health team member giving campaign, Giving. Serving. Together. The campaign lasted from Sept. 4 to Oct. 29.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health patients can now use Amazon’s electronic personal assistant, Alexa, to find the nearest physician clinic, urgent care or medical center.   

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Research shows that 72 percent of internet users have conducted searches for health information within the past year and 56 percent of them consider online reviews of providers to be important when deciding who to trust for their health care. To meet this consumer demand for information, Novant Health is launching online reviews of Novant Health Medical Group physicians based on data collected through patient experience surveys. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ― Today Novant Health announced the addition of its first pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Erin Kiehna. Kiehna’s experience, along with her passion for helping children, gives families greater access to expert neurosurgical care close to home.

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center broke ground today for its new four-story, 50,000-square-foot hospital wing and 20,000-square-foot renovation project that will include 48 additional patient beds, an operating room, and renovations to several areas. With this $50 million expansion, Huntersville Medical Center will become a 139-bed hospital that is prepared to meet the healthcare needs of one of the fastest-growing communities in the Charlotte area.  

“King of the Court” volleyball fundraiser donates over $5,500 to hospital foundation   SALISBURY, N.C.  ― Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation partnered with Rowan-Salisbury area high schools to host the second annual King of the Court, a junior and senior all-male volleyball fundraiser. Together, the six area high schools raised over $5,500. All proceeds will be donated to the hospital foundation in support of its breast health fund which covers the cost of mammograms, diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds for women who are uninsured or underinsured.