Penslow Medical Center is now Wilmington Health at Penslow. The local independent physician practice announced the change March 1.
 
Wilmington Health has had a partnership with the Holly Ridge practice since 2016, providing managerial services and staffing.
 
“This transition will come with building improvements, internal referrals, additional access to imaging services, a robust medical record and more,” Wilmington Health officials said in the announcement, adding that the clinic’s purpose will remain as it has been since it opened in 1977, which is to serve the community including the uninsured and underinsured.
 
“Our goal is to create a smooth transition for our patients, and it will be important that we keep our existing patients well-informed of practice changes,” Norman Taylor, clinical manager, said in the news release.
 
The practice’s hours expanded to five days a week, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.