Bradley Creek Health Center at Carolina Bay recently received conditional approval to add eight non-Medicaid certified adult care home beds to the existing facility within Wilmington’s Autumn Hall mixed-use community.   The CON was recently granted by the state Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation.   Bradley Cree ...

PPD this week announced a new analytical laboratory at its existing facility in Middleton, Wisconsin. The lab will expand PPD’s testing capacity, according to an announcement Wednesday by the Wilmington-based company. The 32,000-square-foot Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) lab “supplements the company’s existing biologics capacity and was constructed ...

Novant Health continues to expand in Brunswick County, with an opening scheduled in April of the county's first, free-standing outpatient endoscopy center in Supply, according to a recent news release. Patients will have access to a variety of endoscopy services at Novant Health Brunswick Endoscopy, including colonoscopies and upper endoscopies. The center is locate ...

New Hanover Regional Medical Center has expanded its endovascular stroke program to ensure patients do not have to leave the area to get treatment.   NHRMC now offers around-the-clock neuro-interventional coverage to treat patients suffering from stroke and other cerebrovascular emergencies. Jeffrey Beecher has joined the NHRMC medical staff and is partnering with V ...

Two Leland-based businesses that provide a range of in home care services are poised for future growth with the recent announcement of their merger.   Senior management officials from AssistedCare At Home and Eldercare At Home said the two companies are merging together “to become one unified family of companies,” according to a news release.   As ...

Two more physician practices are now tenants at Dosher Wellness Center in Southport.   Board-certified urologist William Zimmerman of Atlantic Urology- NHRMC Physician Group and board-certified general surgeon Dr. Michael Cahn are now at the center, 3009 Medical Plaza Lane.   Dosher Wellness Center is the newest and largest of the 10 Dosher Medical clinics. ...

Local dermatologist Jonathan Crane said despite the exit of DermOne Dermatology from markets in several states, including North Carolina and the Wilmington area, their patient care will continue, and he and fellow dermatologist Chris Cook will open Crane Dermatology Associates at 1099 Medical Center Drive on Monday. In addition, physicians Kamran Goudarzi and Michael Ca ...

A dermatology practice group that entered the local market in 2012 with the acquisition of a Port City physician's office is no longer providing services at Wilmington-area offices as of Friday, according to a notice to patients on the company's website. The DermOne of North Carolina offices that will not be offering DermOne services after this week in Wilmingto ...

New Hanover Regional Medical Center officials are keeping their options open when it comes to future uses for the former Cape Fear Hospital site at 5301 Wrightsville Ave. in Wilmington.    “We’re still evaluating the long-term plan for the property,” Carolyn Fisher, spokeswoman for New Hanover Regional, said in an email response to questions. ...

A Wilmington-based health care firm continues to grow in North Carolina, with long-term expectations of future expansion in the Wilmington area. Liberty Healthcare and Rehabilitation recently purchased Pisgah Valley Retirement Community in Asheville for a reported $16.5 million. “The Asheville market has been of interest to Liberty for some time, and this parti ...