Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare has acquired five Medac Urgent Care locations in the Wilmington area. The healthcare system also acquired 12 urgent care clinics in Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg, South Carolina. The urgent care clinics, including those in Wilmington, were previously owned by Urgent Care Group. Financial terms of the transaction were n ...

Novant Health has named Laurie Whalin senior vice president and regional president of Novant Health Coastal Region.  According to a news release, the leadership update was made effective June 1.  “With deep ties to these communities, each of these leaders will keep local needs at the center of focus while allowing for continued strategic growth,&rdquo ...

Novant Health plans to submit a certificate of need (CON) application by June 15 for its proposed 120-bed heart and vascular tower. The proposal would compete with UNC Health’s CON application for a proposed community hospital on a 62-acre site in Wilmington.  Earlier this year, the 2026 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) identified a ne ...

A Wilmington-headquartered specialty pharmaceutical company is on a mission to broaden the potential applications for its flagship product, a cardiovascular polypill.  Founded in 2007, CardioPharma is reviewing proposals from researchers seeking to study the non-cardiovascular benefits of cardiovascular polypills, which combine multiple heart medications into a sin ...

UNC System’s Board of Governors granted UNCW permission to begin the planning process for its proposed medical school. The motion passed with unanimous support at the full Board of Governors meeting today.  The medical school was proposed in April at a Board of Governors Committee on Educational Planning, Policies and Programs meeting, where UNCW Chancellor ...

The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors Committee on Educational Planning, Policies and Programs unanimously voted to support UNCW’s proposed medical school on Wednesday.  Following the initial approval, the proposal will go before the full UNC System Board of Governors during its meeting on Thursday for full approval. ​During ...

UNC Health plans to create a community hospital on a 62-acre proposed site in New Hanover County, pending regulatory approvals, according to an announcement Monday morning. “With the growth that’s taken place, the population density and the projected growth, there really needs to be more capacity, more access and more choice and an alternative," said Er ...

Dawson Med, an independent primary and urgent care practice, has acquired Batish Family Medicine, a primary care provider located in Leland.  Beginning April 1, Dawson Med at Leland began operating in the building that formerly housed Batish Family Medicine at 304 Village Road NE.  According to physician Umar Bowers, co-founder and medical director of Dawso ...

CareHome Health Solutions founder and CEO AJ Trelease developed his Keurig-like smart device that dispenses medication and water on a prescribed schedule after seeing his grandmother struggle with her prescriptions. “She had 20 medications she was taking throughout the day, and she was in the hospital three times from overconsumption of her prescription,” Tr ...

The University of North Carolina Wilmington announced plans to establish a standalone medical school during a UNC Board of Governors Committee on Educational Planning, Policies and Programs meeting this month – and local officials believe the project could transform regional healthcare access.  For local leaders and UNCW Chancellor Aswani Volety, it’s a ...