Thursday, February 18, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Novant Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system serving the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, has announced the election of Dr. Lisa Evans as chair of the Board of Trustees.
Evans takes over for John R. Belk, whose term as Novant board chairman expired. Belk will continue to serve on the health system's board of directors.
Evans is a radiation oncologist and for the past 15 years has served as medical director of the radiation oncology program for the Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She provides clinical care for cancer patients and has been active with the National Cancer Institute in cancer control studies, symptom management clinical trials and radiation oncology quality assurance. Evans has served on the Novant Health Board of Trustees since 2004.
In addition, the Novant Board elected Michael Baughan as vice chair and Peggy Valentine as secretary/treasurer. Baughan is president & COO of B/E Aerospace, Inc. which is corporately based in Florida with Winston-Salem facilities. Valentine is dean of the School of Health Sciences at Winston-Salem State University.
"The three officers of the Novant Board of Trustees represent education, medicine and business," commented Paul Wiles, president and CEO of Novant Health. "Together, they also represent our communities. Their backgrounds and talents will help our organization continue to prioritize providing the best quality care possible, to all who entrust their health to us."
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Novant Health is a not-for-profit integrated group of hospitals and physician practices, caring for patients and communities in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia. The Novant Medical Group consists of 1,050 physicians in 343 clinic locations. Hospitals include the following: Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews and Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville in the Charlotte, NC area; Forsyth Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC; Thomasville Medical Center, Thomasville, NC; Brunswick Community Hospital, Supply, NC; Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, NC; Franklin Regional Medical Center, Louisburg, NC; Upstate Carolina Medical Center, Gaffney, SC; and Prince William Hospital, Manassas, VA. Other Novant facilities and programs include nursing homes and assisted living, outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, rehabilitation programs, community health outreach programs and the national MedQuest organization with 105 diagnostic imaging centers in 13 states. Novant Health is ranked 17th nationally among the 2010 Top 100 Integrated Healthcare Networks, according to an analysis by the SDI health informatics company.
