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 82-year history. A private, not-for-profit hospital, HCMH employs
more than 940, 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%. In addition, following a 2009 quality evaluation, the national Press Ganey firm awarded the hospital’s Outpatient Surgery Department a prestigious Summit Award, reserved for clients who achieve and maintain extraordinary results.
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
- Regional Wound Center
- Heart and Lung Center
- Stroke Center
The administration, employees and physicians of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC, are 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 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 significant clinical performance measure improvements.
- 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 many new board-certified 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.
In addition to all these accomplishments, we are excited about the largest building program in the hospital’s history, which has added:
- A new laboratory.
- A new Emergency Department.
- A new Intensive Care Unit.
- A new Cancer Center.
- A new patient tower with all private rooms.
- Improved Heart and Lung Centers.
- A new parking garage.
Thank you for your support of your hospital. We look forward to serving you and your family.
To be the best community hospital in the nation, with service as our guiding principle.
To consistently deliver exceptional health care by demonstrating the values of service, teamwork, accountability, respect and safe care.
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