Novant Health announces new 50-bed hospital coming to Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Novant Health has been approved by the state Department of Health and Human Services to build a new 50-bed community hospital in Kannapolis.

Novant Health Cabarrus Medical Center is expected to open in 2030 at 2401 Trinity Church Road, officials said. The new hospital will provide expanded health access to people across the region, particularly to residents in Cabarrus, Rowan and Stanly counties.

“The state’s approval of our certificate of need application allows us to move forward with a new community hospital that will be a critical access point, filling an over 40-mile gap between our hospitals in Rowan and Mecklenburg counties,” Dr. Sid Fletcher, senior vice president, Novant Health, and president of the Novant Health Charlotte Region, said. “Simply put, we’re delivering on our commitment to meet our patients where they are. We know many residents in this area have traveled long commutes for care at our facilities in Charlotte and Salisbury. Now, we can bring that same care closer to home for them.”

Plans for the new facility include 50 beds, an emergency department, procedure rooms, lab services, labor and delivery, general medicine and surgical specialty care. Novant Health says there is a possibility of future expansion based on demand and needs.