Novant Health (North Carolina) is close to sealing a $4.5 billion deal to purchase New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington, NC). The Novant bid includes an offer to purchase the health system from the county for $2 billion. It also includes plans to invest more than $2.5 billion in improvements and services in the area. Novant intends to work with UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine to expand the Wilmington branch campus of the UNC School of Medicine and establish a new UNC Health Sciences campus in Wilmington. Read more.