Press Releases

SALISBURY, N.C. – Rachel and Charles Bernheim were presented with the 2017 Wilson L. Smith Philanthropic Award by Novant Health Rowan Medical Center Foundation. The couple graciously accepted the award during the June 8 donor appreciation and recognition dinner held at Catawba College Peeler Crystal Lounge. This award is presented annually to individuals in recognition of their exceptional philanthropy.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health has partnered with Davidson County Schools to provide advanced sports medicine care to student-athletes at the system’s high schools. The two-year contract will begin in the 2017-2018 academic year. 

Healthy Planet Link provides patients, providers, care managers and affiliates with key health data, reminders and trends WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― Novant Health has become the first health system in the U.S. to provide access to Epic’s Healthy Planet Link module to allow care providers, affiliated with or unaffiliated with Novant Health, to access key health trends for patients.

SALISBURY, N.C. – Novant Health Rowan Medical Center continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing the most advanced treatment options to breast cancer patients by adopting the use of the new SAVI SCOUT Surgical Guidance System. This new technology is making lumpectomies (partial removal of the breast) and preoperative localizations more comfortable for patients and more accurate for surgeons.     

INDIAN LAND, S.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Jonathan Jay Liu to Novant Health Indian Land Primary Care. Lui joined the clinic in June and is accepting new patients.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Novant Health Bariatric Solutions, which opened a brand new state-of-the-art 10,000-square-foot facility at 325 Hawthorne Lane in March, has just opened a new location in Ballantyne. This clinic is located at 14215 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 240 and is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline achievement awards demonstrate commitment to quality care for patients WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Several Novant Health medical centers have been recognized by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association for exemplary care of patients. The awards recognize the hospitals’ commitment and success in ensuring patients receive the most appropriate treatment for stroke, heart failure and cardiac arrest according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines built on the latest scientific evidence.

CORNELIUS, N.C. – Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians opened this month at 19830 Zion Ave., in Cornelius, North Carolina. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is staffed by Dr. Phuong Nguyen. The new clinic is located within the Antiquity community of Cornelius. 

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce the opening of Novant Health Neurology in Shallotte and welcomes Dr. Mike Applegate to the clinic. This is the first outpatient neurology clinic for Novant Health in Brunswick County. Novant Health Neurology will have an open house Tuesday, June 20 from 5 to 7 p.m.

THOMASVILLE, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to welcome Jon Applebaum as president and chief operating officer of Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. 

BOLIVIA, N.C. – Novant Health is pleased to announce that Cynthia Cheatham has been named development manager for the Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation. Cheatham joined Novant Health in March. 

MINT HILL, N.C. – Novant Health continues to ensure that all of your family’s medical needs are covered with the recent addition of urgent care services at Novant Health Lakeside Family Physicians - Mint Hill.