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At the Hospitals
n Novant Health Mint Hill Medical
Center Names Chief Nursing Officer
Tammy Brooks has been named the
chief nursing officer for Novant Health
Mint Hill Medical Center,
scheduled to open in October.
The 50-bed hospital will
provide surgery, emergency
care, diagnostic testing,
Tammy Brooks inpatient care and other
medical services. Brooks will lead the
nursing team, focusing on Novant Health’s
ongoing commitment to remarkable
quality care, patient safety and satisfaction. n “Stop the Bleed” Training Program
Brooks joined Novant Health 15
years ago as a coronary care nurse after
graduating from the Presbyterian Hospital
School of Nursing. She has served in
a variety of nursing leadership roles,
including assistant manager of invasive
cardiology, nurse manager of non-
invasive cardiology, and most recently,
director of nursing for Novant Health
Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI). She
holds an undergraduate degree in nursing
from Winston-Salem State University
and a master’s degree in healthcare
administration from Pfeiffer University.
In addition to HVI service line leadership,
Brooks has been very involved in many
system-wide nursing initiatives focused on
improving quality of care.
The new hospital currently is accepting
applications for the following opportunities:
• Nursing and inpatient care
• Emergency services
• Laboratory services
• Radiology
• Respiratory therapy
• Pharmacy
• Rehabilitation
• Operating room
For employment information or to view
all available positions, visit NovantHealth.
org/MintHillTeam.
n Physicians Earn COEMIG Recognition
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical
Center earned recognition as a Center
of Excellence in Minimally Invasive
Gynecology (COEMIG) by Surgical Review Led by Angela Clarkson, BSN, RN,
Corporation (SRC) in 2012. Scott Schneider, TCRN, outreach and injury prevention
coordinator at Novant Health Presbyterian
MD, with Novant Health Medical Center, Novant Health already has
Bradford OB/GYN, has been a conducted 35 “Stop the Bleed” training
COEMIG designee since 2012 courses to more than 350 community
and recently was re-accredited. members since August 2017.
Matt McDonald, MD, with
ScottM.Schneider,MD Novant Health Gynecologic Course participants learn the ABC’s
Oncology Associates, also was recently of bleeding control: A, be alert and call
awarded COEMIG recognition. 911; B, find the bleeding injury; and C,
A COEMIG designation means both compress it. In small groups, with hands-
the hospital and the surgeons have on instruction from Novant Health team
undergone a critical review process members, participants learn how to use
and have met standards developed by tourniquets and pack wounds, as well as
SRC to ensure the efficacy, safety and other critical steps to take in the moments
efficiency of their minimally invasive following a traumatic event before rescue
gynecology capabilities. Among the crews and police arrive.
many qualifications considered are the
experience of the surgical staff, the status “Stop the Bleed,” launched by the White
of the hospital’s technology and equipment, House in 2015, is intended to cultivate
adherence to established clinical pathways grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders
for perioperative care and the availability to become trained, equipped and empowered
and competency of the support staff and to help in a bleeding emergency before
surgical team members. professional help arrives.
to Help Save Lives in Union County
Novant Health has received a substantial
grant to provide bleeding control kits and
education to all 53 Union County Public
Schools (UCPS). With these funds, Novant
Health trauma team members will work
collaboratively with UCPS to educate
school emergency response teams, teachers,
students and parents. The project aims to
train about 6,000 Union County residents by
the end of 2018.
William Belcher,MD Bruce Culp,MD Steven Gilchrist,MD Vanessa Stewart,MD Robin Desavaux,FNP
n Blakeney Family Physicians Steelecroft Has New Name and New Address
Novant Health Blakeney Family Physicians Steelecroft has changed its name to
Novant Health Steelecroft Primary Care. The office also has moved across the street
from its previous location. The new address is 13425 Hoover Creek Blvd., suite 100,
Charlotte, NC 28273 and the phone number, which remains the same, is 704-316-2080.
The providers at this office are William Belcher, MD; Bruce Culp, MD; Steven
Gilchrist, MD; Vanessa Stewart, MD; and Robin Desavaux, FNP.
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