Novant doubles the size of Mint Hill emergency department. Here’s what’s new
Novant Health is opening an expanded emergency department in Mint Hill after spending $45 million to double the size of the unit, the healthcare system announced Friday.
The project at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center added 19 rooms to accommodate the growing population of nearly 30,000 residents in the town. Since opening seven years ago, the hospital has handled more than 175,000 emergency department visits.
Novant hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in October 2023 for the unit at 8201 Healthcare Loop. Construction took a year and a half to complete. An open house was held on Friday and it will open to the public on Wednesday.
Novant added 13 treatment rooms, two trauma rooms and four behavioral health rooms for patients.
Other additions include hybrid spaces for new radiology and cardiology services. Novant also moved and expanded mobile pad support areas and a lab, and completed renovations to waiting rooms and the public safety area.
The emergency department will expand to 44,000 square feet.
The Mint Hill location opened in 2018 with 46 beds to offer medical services to area residents. According to Novant, it was the first in the Carolinas to offer a scalpel-free treatment for essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease.
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Winston-Salem-based Novant is the second-largest health care provider in the Charlotte area, behind Atrium Health. It’s also one of the largest hospital systems in the Southeast.
Novant’s network has more than 900 locations, including 19 hospitals, 750 physician clinics, urgent care centers, outpatient facilities and imaging services.
