Novant Health
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Novant Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization based in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 that covers an area with than 3.5 million people in 34 counties reaching from Northern Virginia to Georgia. Novant was formed July 1, 1997 by the merger of Carolina Medicorp of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Presbyterian Health Services of Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

. The system has 16 hospitals, four philanthropic foundations, three nursing home and senior residential facilities, nearly 350 physicians clinics, outpatient surgery, imaging and diagnostic centers, rehabilitation programs and community health outreach programs. Novant employs 26,000 people and has more than 1,100 physicians in its medical group.

Hospitals

Virginia
  • Prince William Hospital
  • Caton Merchant House


North Carolina
  • Presbyterian Hemby Children’s Hospital
  • Presbyterian Hospital
  • Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville
  • Presbyterian Hospital Matthews
  • Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital
  • Forsyth Medical Center
  • Medical Park Hospital
  • Thomasville Medical Center
    Thomasville Medical Center
    Thomasville Medical Center As part of Novant Health, Thomasville Medical Center is a 149-bed private, not-for-profit hospital in Thomasville, North Carolina...

  • Brunswick Community Hospital
  • Sea Trail Medical Center
  • Rowan Regional Medical Center
  • Franklin Regional Medical Center
  • Kernersville Medical Center


South Carolina
  • Upstate Carolina Medical Center
    Upstate Carolina Medical Center
    Upstate Carolina Medical Center, a part of the Novant Health organization, is a private, not-for-profit medical facility located in Gaffney, South Carolina. It is a 125-bed, hospital that employs over 400 healthcare professionals...



Medical Group
  • Novant Medical Group

Regional
  • MedQuest Diagnostic Imaging Centers

Urgent Care Centers

Novant Health has seven urgent care locations with providing medical coverage throughout the Charlotte region.

Other facilities

Novant Health employs over 1,600 doctors at different locations throughout Virginia, North and South Carolina providing services from pediatrics to women's care.

Awards

Magnet Recognition
Magnet Recognition Program
The Magnet Recognition Program is a recognition program operated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center that recognizes healthcare organizations that provide excellence in nursing. It is considered the highest recognition for nursing excellence. The program also offers an avenue to...

: Novant hospitals achieved national nursing magnet status in 2008. Only five percent of all hospitals nationwide have earned this designation, which recognizes facilities that provide the highest level of nursing care.

2008 Ernest A. Codman Award: Novant received this award for improving system-wide quality and safety of care patient care. Novant staff was recognized for successful efforts to improve hand hygiene compliance which resulted in a 53 percent reduction in hospital methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates across the organization.

2008 Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award: Presbyterian Cancer Center

2008 VHA Leadership Awards: Presbyterian Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital Matthews

2008 Award for Excellence in Medication Use Safety by the American Society for Health System Pharmacies: Safe Med, Novant Medical Group's medication reconciliation program

Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center Designations: All three of Presbyterian Healthcare's acute care hospitals have achieved the highest level of Accredited Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center designations.
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