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Novant GoHealth opens urgent care in Sun Valley shopping center; town welcomes new clinic
Summary
Novant GoHealth opened an urgent care center at 1302A Wesley Chapel Road (Shops at Sun Valley). The company said hours will be 8 a.m.–8 p.m. weekdays and weekends 9 a.m.–5 p.m., offering common urgent conditions and aiming for a roughly 40‑minute throughput time.
Novant GoHealth representatives briefed the council and were formally welcomed after opening an urgent care center in the Shops at Sun Valley (1302A Wesley Chapel Road) on Dec. 18.
Jera Cook, regional operations manager for Novant GoHealth, described the center’s hours (8 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Friday; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. weekends) and said the clinic treats a range of urgent but nonlife‑threatening conditions — cuts, burns, strep, flu, RSV and similar ailments — with an average patient throughput around 40–42 minutes at the Indian Trail location.
Council welcomed the new medical service and presented a small ceremonial recognition. Staff and council asked Novant to provide a town contact for any issues and encouraged the clinic to arrange community outreach sessions if residents want more information.
Why it matters: new urgent-care capacity adds accessible walk‑in care to the Sun Valley commercial area, reducing pressure on emergency departments for nonemergent cases and increasing local access to immediate care.
