Novant Health announced today a shared services agreement with Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC that is designed to improve access to quality healthcare, facilitate operational best practice sharing, and improve the affordability of care. Hugh Chatham will partner with Novant Health’s Greater Winston-Salem Market and shared services team to bring the Novant Health promise to the residents of Surry, Yadkin, and Wilkes counties, as well as surrounding areas.
“As a national leader in the healthcare industry, Novant Health continues to be encouraged about partnerships that allow us to provide remarkable care and to bring our promise of making healthcare more affordable to new communities,” said Carl S. Armato, president and CEO of Novant Health. “Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, their board of trustees and their executive leadership team are passionate about providing access to quality healthcare for their patients. Our joint efforts will provide high-quality care while also creating efficiencies and improvements that will benefit the communities they serve.”
“We have enjoyed a favorable relationship for years with Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital,” said Jeff Lindsay, president of Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. “Building on our recent expansion of cardiac services to Hugh Chatham, this more formalized partnership will enable us to better meet the needs of the residents of Surry, Yadkin and Wilkes counties, and we’ll be able to keep patients closer to their homes.”
“The Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital board of trustees undertook an extensive evaluation to identify a respected, vibrant health system with whom we could partner to enhance the overall value of care we provide to our community. Novant Health’s expertise and customizable approach to shared services made them an excellent choice,” said Robert H. Midkiff, Chairman of the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Board.
Paul Hammes, CEO of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, shared, “Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has a proud tradition of providing excellent, high quality care to the communities we serve. We believe that this partnership with Novant Health will advance our goals to make care more accessible, more affordable and of even greater quality.”
Mark Billings, president of Novant Health shared services, commented, “We are thrilled to partner with such an exceptional group of committed community leaders and feel honored in being selected by the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Board to help bring exceptional value to Elkin and surrounding communities.”
Novant Health shared services aims to help healthcare organizations and the communities they serve through a wide range of partnership possibilities that preserve local market ownership and autonomy. Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital is a private not-for-profit hospital with 81 acute beds, 127 long term care beds, and twelve inpatient rehab beds, and owns and operates Yadkin Valley Home Health and Parkwood Place retirement community. It is located 40 miles west of Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center.
Each organization will remain independent, retaining their local ownership, management and governance.
About Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, founded in 1931, is located in Elkin, North Carolina and is a private not-for-profit hospital with 81 acute beds, 127 long term care beds, and twelve inpatient rehab beds, and owns and operates Yadkin Valley Home Health and Parkwood Place retirement community. Hugh Chatham Memorial is located 40 miles west of Novant Medical Center Forsyth Medical Center and 60 miles north of Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center.
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