healthcare
Joint press conference this morning: Hospitals issue dire COVID warning
Sept. 2. By Dave Yochum. The COVID surge in Mecklenburg County is dangerous, according to three major healthcare chains. During a rare joint press conference at 10:30 this morning, Atrium, Caromont and Novant officials said “unprecedented numbers” of people are seeking care as the Delta variant digs in among the unvaccinated. Yesterday the NC Dept. […]
Atrium office building gets Town Board OK
Aug. 17. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved the rezoning which will permit Atrium Health to build a two-story, 25,000 square foot medical office building on the west side of Hwy. 21 at the future intersection of a new Bailey Road extension. The building will occupy approximately 6.5 acres of a 97-acre […]
Atrium office project comes before Town Board Monday
Aug. 16. By Dave Vieser. Plans for a new medical complex in Cornelius will likely take a step forward at tonight’s Town Board meeting. The proposal by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority—also known as Atrium—to construct a two-story, 25,000 square foot building on Hwy. 21 for professional and general office uses will be considered for final […]
NC Sen. Marcus hosts online Town Hall June 16
June 15. NC Sen. Natasha Marcus will host an online Town Hall 7-8 pm Wednesday, June 16 that will include an MSN/assistant vice president at the Levine Cancer Institute who supports expanding healthcare access in North Carolina. Marcus will provide updates on legislative developments and give constituents an opportunity to ask questions. Attendees must sign […]
LNCHC will take over and expand Ada Jenkins medical services
April 7. The Lake Norman Community Health Clinic (LNCHC) of Huntersville is taking over the services of the Ada Jenkins Center Free Medical Clinic. Effective immediately, LNCHC is welcoming uninsured patients formerly served at AJC. “By not duplicating services, we are able to work together to touch more lives in a more efficient manner,” said […]
Atrium expanding vaccinations to Cabarrus, Lincoln, Union
Jan. 11. Atrium Health Cabarrus, Atrium Health Lincoln and Atrium Health Union begin offering the COVID-19 vaccine to members of the general public. The expansion of vaccination availability across the region comes as North Carolina moved from Phase 1a to Phase 1b, Group 1, of its vaccine priority distribution plan that launched on Jan. 6 […]
Daily new COVID-19 increase climbs back over 3,000 statewide, record hospitalizations
Nov. 17. By Dave Yochum. With Gov. Roy Cooper set to address North Carolina this afternoon, the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services reported 3,288 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. That’s up from 1,972 new cases yesterday but down from the record 3,885 new cases reported Saturday. While there have been changes in the […]
Novant’s new urgent care opens
Nov. 17. Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care has opened an urgent care center in the One Norman shopping center at Knox Road and West Catawba where ALDI will open later this week. Novan’ts urgent care center offers both rapid COVID-19 testing for patients seeking results in 15 minutes or less, and PCR or lab-based COVID-19 testing. […]
Town Board resolution supports new hospital
Nov. 17. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board last night unanimously adopted a resolution in support of Atrium’s Certificate of Need (CON) for a new $147 million acute care hospital. In the resolution, the commissioners noted that Cornelius’ population has grown by approximately 700 percent over the past 30 years, and is expected to […]
Walk With A Doc
Sept. 1. The Cornelius PARC Department and Novant Health’s Lakeside Family Physicians are resuming the Walk With A Doc program at the Antiquity Greenway in Cornelius. The next walk is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, at 9 am. Walk at your own pace and distance and learn more from Dr. Phuong Nguyen at this free […]
