Press Releases

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  – When you receive a life-altering diagnosis, such as breast cancer, it’s easy to become overwhelmed processing the whys and hows. After serving 20 years as a nurse at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center and its cancer center, Sharon Gentry, RN, MSN, AOCN, CBCN, knows how to answer those questions. As the organizer of the Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center’s nurse navigation program, one of the first navigation programs in the state, she has consoled dozens of patients and their families.

THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Often when patients are admitted to a hospital or getting medical treatment they are treated by a medical care professional who goes above and beyond their expectations. Novant Health has developed a Guardian Angel program that allows patients and loved ones to honor the special people who have been a part of their care, diagnoses and treatment.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., September 21, 2016 – Some 93 percent of Americans say it's important to them to be healthy in general – not just “get better” when they are sick. And yet 3 in 4 Americans (76 percent) say they are prevented in some way from being their healthiest self, according to a new consumer attitudes study about health. They have widespread concerns about being and staying healthy, as well as lack the time, interest and motivation to pursue good health.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., September 21, 2016 – Novant Health today released findings of its first Consumer Attitudes About Health Study noting the latest trends in millennial health attitudes and behavior. The nationwide online survey of 2,104 U.S. adults aged 18 and older, including 419 millennials aged 18-35, was recently conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Novant Health.

Bolivia, N.C., Sept. 19, 2016 – For the second year in a row, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center will partner with several Brunswick County businesses to co-host a community baby shower Saturday, Sept. 24, in Shallotte. Vendors will give out gently used items for babies and small children, including clothing, toys, diapers and toiletries. Attendees will also be entered in a contest to win a new car seat.

Winston-Salem, N.C., Sept. 19, 2016 – Novant Health is expanding its neurosciences capabilities across the communities it serves, particularly in Charlotte and Winston-Salem, to better meet the needs of patients.

Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 14 – Novant Health Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine opened Sept. 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 8450 Park Road, the facility near the Quail Hollow community offers walk-in care Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Brunswick, N.C., Sept. 14, 2016 – In September, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center was the recipient of a CuddleCot. A CuddleCot is a cooling system for a Moses basket bassinet that allows families who have a stillborn baby or whose baby dies shortly after birth to extend the amount of time they have to spend with their child, if they choose.

Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 14 – Novant Health Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics opened Sept. 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located inside of Presbyterian Medical Tower at 1718 E 4th Street, Suite 601, the new clinic in Charlotte’s Elizabeth neighborhood provides patients and families with comprehensive care of developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD and more.

Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 14 – Novant Health Pulmonary and Critical Care opened its doors on Sept. 14 in Monroe, North Carolina. Located conveniently off of Highway 74 at 2000 Wellness Boulevard, Suite 130, the facility is Novant Health’s first pulmonary medicine clinic in Union County that’s open five days a week. 

Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 14 – Novant Health Endocrinology Cotswold opened Sept. 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 330 Billingsley Road, Suite 101, the facility in the Cotswold community provides care for patients Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Charlotte, N.C. Aug. 19, 2016 – For the fifth year in a row, Novant Health will treat high school sports injuries after-hours at its sports injury clinics now through Nov. 12. The clinics will take place at Novant Health Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine in Matthews on Fridays from 10 to 11 p.m. and at Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians and Urgent Care (19485 Old Jetton Road, Suite 100, Cornelius, North Carolina) on Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m.