Brunswick County Health Services officials recently released the findings of their 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment. The survey came from data collected last year. As a result of the information, the Brunswick County Steering Committee created a list of their outlook on the county’s top five health needs. Those were: 1. Chronic disease 2. Mental health ...

Heading into its second grant cycle, the New Hanover Community Endowment released new details about this year’s funding goals. The fund was formed from $1.25 billion in proceeds from selling the once-public New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Novant Health. The endowment aims to partner with organizations in six strategic areas this year, said Lakesha McDay, th ...

Aiming to meet the Wilmington area’s growing demand for mental health services led Sarah Coates to open a location of her counseling practice here. One-Eighty Counseling opened recently at 1209 Culbreth Drive, Suite 100, in Wilmington near Mayfaire. Currently, the practice has eight counselors, said founder and president Sarah Coates. "We’ve bee ...

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center is expanding its research capabilities.  In addition to collaborating with cancer experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the hospital’s researchers and oncologists are participating in clinical trials and research projects sponsored by pharmaceutical and life science companies (biotechnolo ...

Catalyst Clinical Research, a Wilmington-based firm, recently acquired a clinical research organization headquartered in Massachusetts. The clinical research organization, Genpro Research, “is a next-generation services and technology partner for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices industry with expertise in biometrics, medical writing, RWE ...

Pender County officials gathered on June 21 to discuss a recent agreement to hand over Pender Medical Center’s ownership to Novant Health. The pending deal, signified via a signed letter of intent approved by the Pender County Board of Commissioners in a special meeting on June 16, is like an engagement. The actual marriage and vows are slated for September, leavi ...

Officials with Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center said Friday a search for a replacement will be conducted after the abrupt departure of the center's president. Shelbourn Stevens, who had been president of Novant Health's coastal region and Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center as of this week, "is no longer with Novant Health, and we ap ...

Health care leaders gathered at the Greater Wilmington Business Journal’s Power Breakfast Series: Checking Our Pulse Thursday morning at the Wilmington Convention Center.  The event featured a panel discussion among four officials representing major health care institutions and education systems in the region: Jeff James, CEO of Wilmington Health; Jeff Lindsa ...

Pender County officials gathered Wednesday to discuss a recent agreement to hand over Pender Medical Center's ownership to Novant Health. The pending deal, signified via a signed letter of intent approved by the Pender County Board of Commissioners in a special meeting Friday, is like an engagement. The actual marriage and vows are slated for September, leaving ...

There’s a new medical office building now open at the Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center campus in Bolivia.  Officials opened the new 34,000-square-foot building Wednesday morning. The two-story building houses heart and vascular services, family medicine, urology, surgical care and an infusion center, according to a Novant press release.  Thomas ...