Healthcare The Cape Fear region continues to attract a large number of high-caliber medical practitioners who want to live and practice in the greater Wilmington area. Outstanding healthcare services, providers and facilities are among our greatest assets. Rapid population growth, real estate development, new businesses and the influx of retirees have spurred major healthcare expansions. The region’s largest hospital, Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, provides a comprehensive and sophisticated array of services.
Novant Health operates this 800bed teaching hospital, regional referral center and UNC School of Medicine branch campus. The facility provides a broad range of medical specialties with some of the state’s finest physicians, nurses and staff. It offers a Level II trauma center and other specialty services include adult, neonatal, and pediatric intensive care; neurosurgery; pediatric surgery; open heart surgery;
vascular surgery; and oncology services. Novant Health also provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS), critical care ground and air transport through VitaLink and AirLink, outpatient diagnostic services at multiple imaging locations and outpatient rehabilitation. Novant Health Medical Group locations provide primary care, specialty services and urgent care throughout the region. Novant Health is a not-for-profit,
three-state integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient facilities and hospitals that delivers a seamless and convenient healthcare experience to our communities. The Novant Health network consists of more than 1,800 physicians and over 35,000 employees that provide care at more than 800 locations, including 15 medical centers and hundreds of outpatient facilities and physician clinics. Headquartered
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