Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC) and Novant Health (Charlotte, NC) have been working to prepare for a surge of coronavirus patients by increasing bed capacity and reinforcing supply chains. Both healthcare systems have 20% of hospital beds and ICU beds available. Sid Fletcher, MD, Novant’s chief clinical officer for the Greater Charlotte market, says they have concerns that the … [Read more...]
Novant close to sealing $4.5B deal to purchase Wilmington, NC, hospital
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 … [Read more...]