Community members and health system officials gathered in the Arboretum Education Center Thursday for a public hearing on competing applications from three major healthcare providers vying for acute care beds in New Hanover County.  In June, Atrium Health, Novant Health and UNC Health submitted proposals to the state to build hospitals in the Wilmington area. The a ...

State and local health leaders highlighted the Wilmington region’s rapidly expanding healthcare infrastructure at the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce’s Healthcare Summit on Tuesday. While N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Devdutta Sangvai, the summit's keynote speaker, did not comment directly on the three-way battle betw ...

Three major healthcare systems are competing for permission to develop acute care beds in New Hanover County, and the public hearing for the review cycle will take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Arboretum Education Center, 6206 Oleander Drive in Wilmington. Those wishing to offer public comment may sign up in person beforehand and will be called upon at random. ...

Novant Health is seeking state approval to add a freestanding emergency department in Hampstead under the state’s certificate of need (CON) process, according to a news release. The 24/7 emergency department would be built on land near the intersection of U.S. 17 and N.C. 210 in Hampstead, the release stated. “Novant Health is investing in the needed heal ...

UNC Health and Wilmington Health are taking steps to bring a potential comprehensive oncology program to Wilmington, with state regulators granting an exemption for the project's medical office building as another part of the project is under review. The two healthcare providers applied in June for the ability to establish a positron em ...

Hundreds of New Hanover County residents submitted letters supporting UNC Health’s proposed hospital, including some independent healthcare providers and former Novant Health employees.  The comments were submitted ahead of a public hearing on the projects, scheduled for Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. in the meeting room of the Arboretum Education Center.  Three h ...

When Kara Kenan was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35 and told she would need radioactive chemotherapy, all she can remember is that she couldn’t get the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons out of her head. “Often, when patients are first diagnosed, you have to realize that their capacity is completely overwhelmed,” Kenan said. “Many times, the ...

Novant Health has acquired Wilmington Surgical Associates.  According to a press release, the surgery provider will now operate as Wilmington Surgical Associates, a Novant Health affiliate.  “We have proudly cared for patients across Wilmington for many years, and we’re excited to continue building on that strong foundation,” said Gregory ...

Novant Health has opened a new infusion clinic in Brunswick County, according to a news release Tuesday. Novant Health Infusion Shallotte opened July 21 and will operate from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to start. The clinic is located at 512 Village Road, Suite 206, in Shallotte. The facility aims to increase access to care clo ...

Physician-owned Wilmington Dermatology Center has been acquired by DermCare Management, a Florida-based practice management firm.  According to a press release issued earlier this month, DermCare Management acquired Wilmington Dermatology and Fort Worth Plastic Surgery, expanding its network to nearly 50 brands and 100 locations. “We are thrilled to welcom ...