Nestled in the western piedmont wine country of North Carolina, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has provided high quality medical care for residents over a distinguished 75-year history. A private, not-for-profit hospital, HCMH employs more than 840, and is served by more than 70 physicians representing 26 specialties or subspecialties.
In a recent national patient satisfaction survey, the hospital’s patients gave the Outpatient Department a 99% excellent rating; the Emergency Department 94% and the OB/GYN services 98%.
As a result of performances like these, the hospital enjoys an enviable reputation as Our Region’s Choice for Technology and Care. Major patient care and clinical centers include:
- Emergency Services
- Rehabilitation Services
- Women’s Services
- Cancer Services
- Outpatient Imaging
- Surgical Services
- Wound Care Center®
On behalf of the administration, employees and physicians of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC, I am pleased to welcome you as a visitor to our website. As you scroll through our site, you will read about an outstanding healthcare organization offering a wide array of services through highly qualified physicians and a dedicated and loyal group of employees.
With a 75-year legacy of serving the citizens of our region, HCMH continually works to earn our reputation as Our Region’s Choice for Technology and Care. Recent successes include:
- Focusing on quality of patient care, resulting in improvements in most clinical performance measures.
- Achieving excellent patient satisfaction scores on national surveys, especially in our Outpatient, Emergency and Women’s Services areas.
- Launching an aggressive new physician recruiting effort that has added 12 new physicians.
- Offering free quarterly health screenings to more than 1200 community members.
- Providing more than $14.6 million in direct community benefits to the region.
With all these accomplishments, we are even more excited about the construction projects now underway at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Contractors have already completed a new lab, and have broken ground for a new and larger Emergency Department, ICU, parking garage, and patient tower. All these additions are designed to enhance your experience with our hospital.
Thank you for your support of your hospital. We look forward to serving you and your family.
Stephen Pennington
Chief Executive Officer
To be an outstanding community healthcare organization, with service as our guiding principle.
To consistently deliver exceptional quality and service by demonstrating the values of respect, integrity, innovation, fiscal responsibility and accountability.
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