Lumsden’s perspective and experience make him ideal for the position January 13, 2023, Mount Airy, NC – Chris A. Lumsden, President and CEO of Northern Regional Hospital, has been elected as an at-large delegate of the Regional Policy Board 3 (Southeastern United States) with the American Hospital Association (AHA). The AHA is the national organization […]

On Friday, October 28, 2022, Northern Regional Hospital and Northern Regional Foundation held a dedication ceremony for their new Healing and Prayer Garden. Despite the cool weather, the ceremony was warm and inspiring, and was well attended by Northern Regional Hospital (NRH) staff, Board of Trustees, volunteers, local business partners, contributors, and local dignitaries from […]

North Surry High School cheerleaders partnered with the Mammography Department of Northern Regional Hospital for a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk on Wednesday, October 26, 2002. The cheerleaders, along with North Surry High School Food and Nutrition class, the North Surry ROTC, some staff and members of the community pulled together to organize the event and […]

Seven graduate from the 2022 Northern Regional Leadership Academy – a comprehensive educational program designed to foster the leadership potential of employees who volunteer to participate in the rigorous six-month curriculum. The 2022 Class of Northern Leadership Academy included: Meredith Ayers, Hunter Grubbs, Rylee Haynes, Sabrena Hemrick, Shawn Lambert, Kayla Melton, and Ashley Moorefield. Birth […]

Mount Airy, NC, August 23, 2022 – Richard Herber, MD, has joined the medical staff of Northern Regional Hospital to serve as a Family Medicine physician for outpatients at Northern Family Medicine. Dr. Herber has more than 30 years of clinical practice experience in general adult medicine and pediatric medicine, as well as experience in […]

Mount Airy, NC, August 15, 2022 –Dr. Christian “Hope” Whitfield, D.O., has joined the medical staff of Northern Regional Hospital to serve as a Hospitalist physician for inpatients at the nationally recognized, 5-Star, 133-bed community hospital. A board-certified physician, Dr. Whitfield recently finished her internal medicine residency at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital in Lansing, Michigan, […]

MOUNT AIRY, NC – Some area teenagers were busy this summer. For the first time since 2019, due to Covid-19, rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from across the county dedicated their summer break to volunteering at Northern Regional Hospital. Twenty-five Junior Volunteers filled the Hospital hallways throughout June, July, and August logging in 1,353 […]

Mount Airy, NC – Northern Regional Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Chris A. Lumsden was presented with the 2022 American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award during the North Carolina Healthcare Association’s biannual meeting. Every year, one individual in each state is honored as a “Grassroots Champion” by the American Hospital Association (AHA) in consultation […]

Mount Airy, NC – Northern Regional Hospital has earned a five-star rating for quality care – the highest award possible — in the most recently published ‘Hospital Compare’ report of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  Northern Regional Hospital is one of only 12 hospitals in North Carolina, and the only hospital in […]