People often think of healthcare in terms of doctor’s office visits, prescriptions or paying medical bills.    But for members of Wilmington-based Community Care of the Lower Cape Fear (CCLCF), healthcare is much more. Social determinants of health can affect up to 80% of our health outcomes, said Casey Merritt, director of care management and popul ...

Additional details have emerged about the proposals of three healthcare systems battling to reshape New Hanover County’s medical landscape. Newly released state filings reveal where the proposed facilities would be built and what services they would offer. Atrium Health, Novant Health and UNC Health this month each submitted Certificate of Need (CON) applications ...

State officials have posted application logs that outline the cost and size of three hospitals proposed in the Wilmington area.  Atrium Health, Novant Health and UNC Health recently announced plans to build hospitals in the Wilmington area, though the providers have to first undergo state review of each application. The 2026 State Medical F ...

Months after moving into a facility over twice the size of its flagship campus, MedNorth's CEO, Althea Johnson, is optimistic about the nonprofit's continued momentum.  MedNorth Health Center is a state and federally funded community health center that has operated in downtown Wilmington for over 30 years, serving medically underserved populations.  ...

UNC Health officials on Thursday shared details about the application they submitted to state regulators this week for a proposed 150-bed hospital in Wilmington. UNC Health was one of the health systems that turned in a Certificate of Need (CON) application to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, according to a news release. The 2026 State Medical Facili ...

Atrium Health has filed an application to build a new community hospital in New Hanover County. According to a news release on Monday, Atrium Health has filed a Certificate of Need (CON) application to build a full-service hospital in the Wilmington area.  The hospital would bring “nationally recognized programs in cancer, cardiovascular and neurosciences, ...

As physician leaders at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, we are also members of this community. We attend the same churches, eat at the same restaurants, cheer from the same sidelines and share the same love of coastal living as our neighbors and patients. We seek the same healthcare and face some of the same challenges with access to care that many in ou ...

Novant Health is celebrating the completion of Scotts Hill Medical Center, which will open to the public on June 16.  The 66-bed hospital is located at 151 Scotts Hill Medical Drive on property that straddles the Pender and New Hanover county border and has been years in the making.  The 250,000-square-foot hospital has a surgical focus and i ...

Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare has acquired five Medac Urgent Care locations in the Wilmington area. The healthcare system also acquired 12 urgent care clinics in Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The urgent care clinics, including those in Wilmington, were previously owned by Urgent Care Group. Financial terms of the transaction were n ...

Novant Health has named Laurie Whalin senior vice president and regional president of Novant Health Coastal Region.  According to a news release, the leadership update was made effective June 1.  “With deep ties to these communities, each of these leaders will keep local needs at the center of focus while allowing for continued strategic growth,&rdquo ...