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Novant Health is a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system in western North Carolina that serves more than 3.5 million people in 34 counties reaching from southern Virginia to northern South Carolina. Novant was formed July 1, 1997 by the merger of Carolina Medicorp of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Presbyterian Health Services of Charlotte, North Carolina. Thomasville Medical Center joined the system in 1997. Brunswick Community Hospital joined in 2006. Rowan Regional Medical Center joined the system in 2008. The largest components of Novant Health are Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem with 961 beds, Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte with 531 beds, Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury with 268 beds and Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville with 149 beds. Novant employs 22,000 people and has 813 physicians in their medical groups. Other hospitals include: Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital in Charlotte, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews, Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, and Brunswick Community Hospital. Other facilities and programs of Novant Health include three philanthropic foundations, two nursing home and senior residential facilities, 246 physician clinics, outpatient surgery and diagnostic centers, rehabilitation programs and community health outreach programs. Our facilities and physicians participate in virtually every managed care plan, which provides local employers and consumers with a significant degree of choice in the marketplace. Novant Health and its staff received the 2006 President's Award for commitment to service excellence for patients, physicians and employees. The President's Award is the highest recognition presented to only one healthcare organization in the nation each year by Professional Research Consultants (PRC), a nationally known healthcare research company. Novant Health also received the prestigious Ernest A. Codman award in 2004 for improving the quality and safety of care provided to patients, presented by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Novant has been nationally recognized as the Best in Industry for Working Mothers by Working Mother Magazine and one of the Top 40 Family-Friendly NC Companies by Charlotte Parent and Piedmont Parent magazines. In addition, Novant Health has been named to Modern Healthcare's list of the top 100 integrated health networks in the nation, ranking 4th in 2008. In 2004, Novant Health was named as one of the nation's 25 Most Improved hospitals on the annual Most Wired list, published by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. The award recognizes hospitals and health systems who are leading the way in effectively using Internet technologies for quality, safety, business and workforce initiatives. Novant Health providers and facilities regularly reach out to their communities to benefit at-risk and disadvantaged populations. Novant provides community education and screenings and supports health clinics that provide care for the uninsured. In addition, facilities and staff members are active in various community partnerships that benefit organizations like United Way, Juvenile Diabetes Association, Physicians Reach Out, Habitat for Humanity and many others.