NORTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Northern Unveils Innovative Tool to Help with Patients Manage Rx Meds

Earlier this week, Northern Hospital of Surry County unveiled a new innovative tool to help patients better manage their prescription medications. Royal blue medication bags, imprinted with the slogan Take me to Northern, are being given to all inpatients at the hospital upon their discharge. The bright blue bag is similar to a small travel […]

Northern Earns Top Grade for Safety – Three Years Running

Northern Hospital of Surry County has once again been recognized for earning its sixth consecutive grade A by the independent national patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group, making it the third straight year of top scores.   The Hospital Safety Scores, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide […]

Northern Recognizes Doctors’ Day with United Fund Donation

While doctors across the country will be honored with dinners, gifts or other tokens of appreciation this Doctors’ Day, the doctors at Northern Hospital have decided to go against the grain. National Doctors Day is a doctor appreciation day held each year on March 30th. This day was established to recognize physicians, their work and […]

Diabetic Center Becomes Medicare Certified Program

The Northern Diabetic Center of Excellence, a department of Northern Hospital, was recently named an accredited diabetes education program by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE), a National Accredited Organization, certified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This will allow people with diabetes in and around Surry County increased access to high […]