Editing Wilmington, North Carolina (section)

==Healthcare==
New Hanover Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Wilmington. It was established in 1967 as a [[public hospital]], and it was the first hospital in the city to admit patients of all races.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rau|first1=Jordan|url=https://fortune.com/2021/01/28/public-hospital-privatization-health-care-systems-new-hanover-north-carolina/|title=In the midst of the pandemic, a public hospital is gobbled up|newspaper=[[Fortune Magazine]]|date=January 28, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> It was operated by New Hanover County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhrmc.org/-/media/files/financial-statements/nhrmc-2019-financial-report.pdf|title=Annual Financial Report New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington, North Carolina (A Component Unit of New Hanover County, North Carolina) Years Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 With Report of Independent Auditor|publisher=New Hanover Regional Medical Center|access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> In February 2021 [[Novant Health]], a nonprofit private organization, acquired the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|last=Paavola|first=Alia|url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/novant-buys-north-carolina-system.html|title=Novant buys North Carolina health system|newspaper=Beckers Hospital Review|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref>