Press Releases

Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 9, 2015 – Novant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, has added three new voting board of trustee members: Thomas David Neill, of Bob Neill Inc., Laura A. Schulte, retired Wells Fargo executive, and Deborah McQuitter Ally of United Way Gaston County. Terms begin Jan. 1, 2016 and end Dec. 31, 2018.

Novant Health and Nucleus Medical Media have signed a two-year collaborative agreement to study the effectiveness of using medical animation for patient education. In October 2015, Novant Health began integrating medical animations, created by Nucleus, into a new health literacy program. The program will serve patients with heart failure and pneumonia in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. 

Manassas, Va., Nov. 23 –Novant Health Cancer Center recently added the TrueBeam STx system, an advanced radiation treatment that performs image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to tumors in hard-to-reach areas such as the lungs, brain and pancreas.

Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 10 – On Nov. 9, Amy and Overton Harper were recognized as the 2015 Outstanding Emerging Philanthropists by the Triad Chapter of Fundraising Professionals. The award recipients were recognized during the National Philanthropy Day Luncheon at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center in Greensboro. Amy and Overton are generous donors to Novant Health Foundation Kernersville Medical Center.

Charlotte, NC, Nov. 10, 2015 – Beginning in 2016, residents who want to practice family medicine will have an opportunity to complete their training with the Novant Health Family Medicine Residency in Cornelius, North Carolina. The family medicine residency faculty members are actively interviewing fourth year medical students – six of whom will become Novant Health’s first resident physicians in July 2016. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Novant Health will address the pressing health concerns faced by Forsyth County residents during a free public forum Thursday, Nov. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will be held at Winston-Salem State University in the Anderson Center (Dillard Auditorium).

Winston-Salem, NC, October 19, 2015 – Novant Health announced today a shared services agreement with Carteret Health Care in Morehead City, North Carolina, that is designed to lower health care costs and improve patient care. 

LOUISBURG, NC – Oct. 7, 2015 - Novant Health Franklin Medical Center announced today that it will cease operations Oct. 16, 2015, following several years of declining utilization. Hospital leaders have notified the state and are working closely with patients on an individual basis to coordinate ongoing care. Hospital employees will have access to outplacement assistance from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, which may include job fairs, financial planning workshops, interest/aptitude assessments and other specialized services.

Monies raised at Patrons’ Ball to fund new mammography technology  Salisbury, N.C., Sept. 22, 2015 – Novant Health Foundation Rowan Medical Center thanks all the participants at this year’s annual Patrons’ Ball for their generous support. The event held at Catawba College’s Peeler Crystal Lounge Sept. 12 raised $220,000. The funds collected from the benefit will be used to add special 3-D mammography technology at Rowan Medical Center’s breast center.

Tiny microchip inside the heart monitors vitals remotely before heart failure symptoms strike    Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 2, 2015 — Cardiologists at Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute began today implanting tiny, microchip sensors in patients with advanced heart failure to better monitor symptoms and reduce patients’ chances of returning to the hospital.  The implantable sensor, called CardioMEMS HF System, is the nation’s first and only Food and Drug Approved wireless heart failure monitor that has been shown to reduce hospital readmissions and improve quality of life for many heart failure patients.

Community invited to participate in events and activities planned in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Charlotte, N.C. Oct. 1, 2015 – Novant Health is raising awareness about the importance of breast health by supporting several community events and hosting educational classes throughout the month of October. In celebration of breast cancer survivors everywhere, all three Novant Health hospitals in the greater Charlotte area will be lit in pink throughout October.

Manassas, VA, Oct. 1 – Novant Health has opened its first express care clinic in Northern Virginia at the North Rock Shopping Center in Warrenton. Express care clinics offer convenient walk-in care, with extended weekday and weekend hours, and treat common illnesses and minor injuries.