Benson Area Medical Center changes name to Benson Health

Submitted by Benson Health

BENSON — Benson Area Medical Center’s CEO William Massengill announced recently that the organization has changed its name to Benson Health and has rebranded with a new logo and tagline.

“I am very happy to share this exciting, positive news,” he said. “This announcement demonstrates our long-term commitment to residents in Harnett, Johnston and Sampson counties and beyond. The new branding is designed to represent the organization now and carry it into the future, allowing room for growth and expansion of services to provide quality healthcare to a growing population.

“I want to be clear that this is a rebranding — a name and logo change — and that our organization has not been sold. We continue to be a nonprofit organization, a nationally recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home and a member of the UNC Health Alliance, which provides best-practice sharing with continuous learning opportunities to improve patient health and well-being.

Medical Director Dr. Eugene H. Maynard Jr., left, and CEO William Massengill show off the new sign and logo for Benson Health.

“The board of directors and I hope that the name change, along with the addition of more providers and the acute care service, as well as the new telehealth service started in response to COVID-19, demonstrates our commitment to being here for the community for many years to come. We also hope the community will embrace the new name, visit with our providers and join in this positive spirit.”

In addition to the new branding, the nonprofit organization has added new providers and now has 10 ready to serve you. The newest providers are Dr. Robert Matthews and Dr. Amanda Steventon.

Matthews brings more than 35 years of experience to Benson Health with the last 11 years serving as a medical missionary in Africa. He tends to focus on complex issues of elderly people but enjoys seeing patients of all ages.

Steventon’s favorite aspect of serving people as a healthcare provider is the long-lasting relationships she forms with patients and their families. She particularly enjoys newborn and pediatric, adolescent and women’s care.

“Our providers specialize in patients from infants to older adults,” Massengill said. “We’ve also started an acute care service so that established patients who need to be treated immediately, but whose established provider’s schedule is full, can be seen as soon as possible.”

Patients may continue to see the former name for a while as the Benson Health providers and staff transition to the new name and new branding.