“Why do I need a flu shot?  I’m perfectly healthy!” “That’s something I hear all the time, but the best way to stay healthy is to get a flu-vaccine shot every year,” advises Kitty Horton, RN, Director of Infection Prevention at Northern Hospital of Surry County.     This year’s vaccine protects against the main viruses […]

Northern Hospital of Surry County has earned three additional prestigious quality-care honors – all of which resulted from competitive comparisons with hospitals of similar size and scope. The awards include High Performing Hospital, Top 100 Great Community Hospital, and Blue Select™ Tier 1 Facility. Northern was ranked a High Performing Hospital  for exceptional care and […]

Some area teenagers were busy this summer. Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from across the county dedicated their summer break to volunteering at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Fifty-eight Junior Volunteers filled the hospital hallways throughout June, July and August logging 3,037 hours. More than 100 applications were received this year to fill […]

Some area teenagers were busy this summer, helping out with area residents while getting a chance to gain experience in the medical field. Rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from across Surry County dedicated their summer break to volunteering at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Fifty-eight junior volunteers filled the hospital hallways over June, […]

Local groups are gathering supplies to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. In 2016, eastern North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew. Many local residents donated food supplies, water, clothing and other essentials to those who lost so much in the flooding. Now those same kind souls are stepping up to help folks […]

Surry County native Kelley Manuel has joined Northern Family Medicine as a family nurse practitioner. She joins Drs. Nelson Gardner, David Majure and Challie Minton, along with certified providers Michael Cartledge, Charlotte Cassell, Nicole Coalson, and Anthony Hutton. “It is such a blessing to start my career here at Northern, in the community where I […]

For the past 27 years, Dr. Vincent Miller has cared for the emergency medical needs of patients at Northern Hospital of Surry County’s Emergency Department. Beginning Sept. 2, a new chapter will begin for Dr. Miller as he joins Northern Family Medicine as one of four physicians and five providers at the primary care clinic. […]

Northern Pediatrics, a department of Northern Hospital of Surry County, was recently honored by a top medical insurer from Virginia, even though the clinic is located in North Carolina. Virginia Premier Health Plan has awarded Northern Pediatrics the Practitioner Golden Globe Award, a recognition that is given to one practitioner a year out of the […]

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – May 11, 2017 – People living in the communities surrounding Surry County will have access to the state’s leading care in cardiac rehabilitation thanks to a partnership Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Northern Hospital of Surry County announced today. Wake Forest Baptist is known for setting the standard of care […]