September 5, 2010

Home > News & Press   Article Date Northern Hospital Awards Scholarships to High School Seniors for 2010 Northern Hospital of Surry County recently awarded scholarships valued at $8,500 to area high school seniors. This annual ... 6/11/2010 Ultrasound Department Receives ACR Accreditation Northern Hospital of Surry County has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation for its ultrasound imaging modalit ... 4/13/2010 Northern Hospital named one of best NC hospitals in Business NC Magazine The April 2010 edition of Business North Carolina magazine, lists Northern Hospital of Surry County as one of North Carolina’ ... 4/9/2010 Northern Hospital Designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has designated Northern Hospital of Surry County as a Blue Distinction ... 3/1/2010 Hospital to use new technology to reduce medication errors Northern Hospital of Surry County is completing installation of an electronic system designed to reduce medication errors. ... 1/29/2010 Donna Barker Named ED Nurse of the Year The Emergency Department of Northern Hospital of Surry County recently awarded its Emergency Department Nurse of the Year Awa ... 10/29/2009 Northern Hospital Receives Award for Reducing Medical Waste In recognition of its continuing effort to reduce bio-hazardous waste materials, Northern Hospital of Surry County has been h ... 10/23/2009 Hospital to Raise Awareness During Infection Prevention Week To raise awareness about the critical need to protect patients and the public from the risk of healthcare-associated infectio ... 10/18/2009 Hospital Staff Participate in Crisis Intervention Training Six Northern Hospital employees attended the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training in Winston-Salem September 14-18. CIT is ... 10/2/2009 Hospital Restricts Visitors Under Age 18 Northern Hospital of Surry County has announced changes to its visitation guidelines as a precaution against the spread of in ... 10/2/2009 Volunteers Receive State's Highest Honor The Northern Hospital of Surry County Volunteers were recently awarded the Five Star Award, the highest award given at Stat ... 9/28/2009 H1N1 Update; Hospital visitation, vaccinations H1N1 influenza is currently active in Surry County. The H1N1 influenza has become the dominant strain of influenza in North ... 9/28/2009 Hospital Receives Most Improved Property Award Northern Hospital of Surry County has been named the Most Improved Commercial Property, for the month of September, by the Ci ... 9/15/2009 Hospital Receives NC Safety Award Northern Hospital of Surry County has been awarded the 2008 Safety Award from the North Carolina Healthcare Enterprises Worke ... 9/3/2009 Hospital Laboratory Awarded Accreditation from Joint Commission By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safety, the Laboratory ... 8/31/2009 Update on H1N1 Influenza Last week the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center announced that lab tests have confirmed Surry County’s first case of N ... 6/26/2009 Northern Hospital Set to Open OR's of the Future Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, North Carolina, will open the region’s newest surgical facility on June 29th ... 6/19/2009 Northern Hospital Continues Monitoring of the Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Northern Hospital of Surry County is continuing to monitor the evolving situation with the Influenza A (H1N1) Virus. The hosp ... 5/6/2009 Northern Hospital to Require Photo ID The next time you visit Northern Hospital of Surry County, be sure you bring your photo identification. Beginning Friday, ... 4/30/2009 Northern Hospital Monitors Swine Flu Situation Northern Hospital of Surry County is continuously monitoring the evolving situation with the Swine flu outbreak in Mexico, ... 4/29/2009 Northern Hospital Celebrates Doctors' Day In honor of Doctors’ Day, Northern Hospital of Surry County would like to thank all local physicians for their role in caring ... 3/30/2009 Northern Hosptial's Computed Tomography (CT) Department Receives ACR Accreditation Northern Hospital of Surry County has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation for its Computed Tomography (CT) ima ... 3/6/2009 Northern Hospital Celebrates Opening of The Wound Care Center To the delight of area physicians, patients and community members, Northern Hospital of Surry County will open a new service, ... 1/13/2009 NORTHERN HOSPITAL’S NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MRI SERVICES RECEIVE ACCREDITATION The American College of Radiology (ACR) has awarded Northern Hospital of Surry County’s (NHSC) Nuclear Medicine and MRI serv ... 10/27/2008 ROBERT HALL NAMED CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY Mr. Robert Hall, RT(R) (CT), CIIP, has been named Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Northern Hospital of Surry County (NHSC ... 9/26/2008 NORTHERN HOME CARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY TO BE SOLD TO LIBERTY HOME CARE SERVICES Mount Airy, NC – Effective September 30, Northern Hospital of Surry County will sell Northern Home Care, its Medicare certifi ... 8/26/2008 NORTHERN HOSPITAL’S LIFELINE PROGRAM RECEIVES PHILIPS LIFELINE AWARD Framingham, MA (June 24, 2008) –Northern Hospital of Surry County’s Lifeline program was recognized recently by Philips Lifel ... 7/22/2008 TONG LI-MASTERS, M.D. HOSPITALIST FOR NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY MOUNT AIRY, NC – Tong Li-Masters, M.D. has joined Northern Hospital of Surry County as a fulltime Hospitalist. In this role, ... 6/30/2008 AMY ROBERTSON, M.D. NAMED MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITALIST PROGRAM FOR NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY MOUNT AIRY, NC – Amy Robertson, M.D. has been named Medical Director of the Hospitalist Program for Northern Hospital of Surr ... 6/30/2008 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY RECEIVES BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE AWARD Brentwood, Tenn. (June 26, 2008) – QHR, the nation's leading hospital management company, recently recognized Northern Hospit ... 6/26/2008 EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION HONOR GOES TO NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY Northern Hospital of Surry County received the 2008 Employment Security Commission Employer Award on May 29, 2008 at a lunche ... 6/12/2008 JEANNIE MOORE NAMED SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY MOUNT AIRY, NC – Ms. Jeannie Moore has been named Senior Director of Human Resources for Northern Hospital of Surry County. I ... 6/9/2008 DARRELL ESTES NAMED DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY SERVICES FOR NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY Darrell Estes has been named Director of the Pharmacy for Northern Hospital of Surry County. In this role, Estes will be resp ... 6/2/2008 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY AND NORTHERN HOME CARE AWARDED ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION Mount Airy, NC  By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and safe ... 5/23/2008 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FOR 2008 Mount Airy, NC  Northern Hospital of Surry County recently awarded scholarships valued at $9,500 to area high school seniors ... 5/9/2008 SHIRLEY DANLEY AWARDED NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY EXCELLENCE IN NURSING AWARD Mount Airy, NC  Northern Hospital of Surry County recognized nominees and winner of the 2008 Sue Wilson Nursing Excellence A ... 5/9/2008 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY INSTALLS REVOLUTIONARY CT TECHNOLOGY Mount Airy, NC - Northern Hospital of Surry County announced today that it has acquired a new, state-of-the-art, CT imaging s ... 12/20/2007 CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN IN 08 ON NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTYS SURGICAL SERVICES RELOCATION PROJECT Mount Airy, NC - 2008 promises to be an exciting year at Northern Hospital of Surry County, as construction of its new, $22 m ... 12/20/2007 Northern Pediatrics Breaks Ground on New Medical Office Building Mount Airy, NC - Northern Pediatrics has recently broken ground on a 10,700 square foot medical office building conveniently ... 9/5/2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County Laboratory Awarded Accreditation from Joint Commission Mount Airy, N.C. - By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission's national standards for health care quality and saf ... 9/4/2007 Rebecca Turpin named Director of Critical Care Services for Northern Hospital of Surry County MOUNT AIRY, NC -- Rebecca L. Turpin, RN, MSN, has been named Director of Critical Care Services for Northern Hospital of Surr ... 7/19/2007 Judy Smith receives national award for medical technologists MOUNT AIRY, NC-- Judy Smith, MT ( AMT ) was recently presented The Order of the Golden Microscope Award during the annual mee ... 7/18/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY TO BE RECOGNIZED AS TOBACCO-FREE TRAILBLAZER On Wednesday, June 6, Northern Hospital of Surry County will be recognized as a Tobacco-Free Trailblazer at the North Carolin ... 6/4/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY INDUCTS NEWEST MEMBERS INTO ITS 20-YEAR CLUB WITH DINNER AND AWARDS Northern Hospital of Surry County recognized close to 200 current and former employees who have worked for the hospital a min ... 5/17/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN NURSING WITH AWARD Northern Hospital of Surry County recognized nominees and winner of the 2007 Sue Wilson Nursing Excellence Award as part of a ... 5/17/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FOR 2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County recently awarded scholarships valued at $9,500 to area high school seniors. This annual mer ... 5/17/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY RECOGNIZES YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES Wrapping up its annual celebration of National Hospital Week, Northern Hospital of Surry County recently recognized its long- ... 5/17/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY TO CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY APRIL 17-18, 2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week on April 17 and April 18. The theme for the y ... 4/11/2007 NHSC Goes Tobacco Free April 2, 2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County will join the growing list of 57 North Carolina tobacco-free hospital campuses on Monday, A ... 3/29/2007 WORK BEGINS ON NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING DEPARTMENT EXPANSION Construction work began last week in Northern Hospital of Surry County's Imaging Services Department expansion within the hos ... 3/12/2007 NORTHERN HOSPITAL'S RAPID RESPONSE TEAM SAVES LIVES Mount Airy, N.C. -- Northern Hospital of Surry County's Rapid Response Team was implemented in July 2005 following recommend ... 3/12/2007 NORTHERN LIFELINE CELEBRATES MILESTONE Northern Lifeline announces a celebration for reaching an active subscriber list of over 600 on Tuesday, March 6, in Northern ... 3/2/2007 St. Paul Students Donate Teddy Bears to Northern Hospital The Make-a-Difference Club of St. Paul's School in Cana, Virginia, will be donating two dozen teddy bears to Northern Hospita ... 2/5/2007 Local Executive Earns Top Healthcare Management Credential William B. James, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer of Northern Hospital of Surry County recently became a Fellow of the America ... 1/30/2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County's Mammography Services Receive Quality Accreditations and Certifications Northern Hospital of Surry County's Breast Imaging Center received reaccreditation from the American College of Radiology ( ... 1/23/2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County Participating in Five Million Lives Campaign To Reduce Medical Harm Northern Hospital of Surry County has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvements 5 Million Lives Campaign, a nationa ... 1/8/2007 Northern Hospital of Surry County Among Nation's Best for Stroke and Pulmonary Care For the second year in a row, Northern Hospital of Surry County was honored as one of the nations top hospitals for superi ... 1/8/2007 Local Support Group Named Official Chapter of The Compassionate Friends The support group for grieving parents, grandparents and siblings formerly known as Angels Among Us which has been meetin ... 1/8/2007 Northern Home Care Named in the Top Tier of Home Health Care Providers Nationwide Northern Home Care announces their inclusion in the 2006 HomeCare Elite, the inaugural compilation of the most successful hom ... 12/14/2006 Northern Hospital of Surry County Announces Purchase of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Machines and Department Expansion To support a growing need in the community, Northern Hospital of Surry Countys Imaging Services Department is expanding with ... 12/8/2006 Northern Hospital Offers Flu Shots to Public Northern Hospital of Surry County is offering flu vaccinations to the public. Those interested should come to the Occupatio ... 12/8/2006 Northern Hospital of Surry County to become a Tobacco-Free Environment Northern Hospital of Surry County will join the growing list of 57 North Carolina tobacco-free hospital campuses on April 2, ... 12/7/2006 Northern Hospital of Surry County Announces New Construction with Surgical Services Relocation Northern Hospital's Surgical Services Relocation project consists of approximately 52,000 sf of new construction designed to ... 11/20/2006 Northern Notes Newsletter for November Introduces New Format The November issue of the employee newsletter takes on a new look this month. Inside, you'll find articles on what's going on ... 11/9/2006 Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care Plans Open House Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care plans an open house for Sunday, November 19, 2006, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at ... 11/8/2006 November 5 through 11, 2006 is National Radiologic Technology Week The week is so marked to appropriately identify the impact and important role of diagnostic imaging in global healthcare. Fro ... 11/5/2006 Laura Wharton Named Director of Community Relations at Northern Hospital of Surry County Laura S. Wharton recently joined NHSC as Director of Community Relations. She will be serving as the chief spokesperson for t ... 10/30/2006 Travis Wall Named Director of Provider Relations at Northern Hospital of Surry County Travis Wall has recently been named Director of Provider Relations at Northern Hospital of Surry County. He will be serving a ... 10/27/2006 Mount Airy Fire Department and Northern Hospital of Surry County Teaming up for National Fire Prevention Week and National Healthcare Security and Safety Week On Sunday Oct 8, 2006, Mount Airy Fire Department and Northern Hospital of Surry County will kick off National Fire Preventio ... 10/8/2006 Northern Hospital of Surry County Celebrates National Hospital Week- "Where Miracles Happen Every Day" NEWS RELEASE For immediate release May 4, 2006 Contact: Amy Whitaker Director of Community and Physician Relations ... 5/4/2006 ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, REGISTERED NURSES ARE BEING SALUTED PRESS RELEASE For immediate release May 1, 2006 Contact: Amy Whitaker Director of Community & Physician Relations P ... 5/1/2006 FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION April 9-15 is Health Information Privacy and Security Week PRESS RELEASE For immediate release April 10, 2006 Contact: Amy C. Whitaker Director of Community & Physician Relati ... 4/10/2006 NORTHERN HOSPITAL'S IMAGING CENTER INSTALLS NEXT GENERATION PET/CT SCANNER PRESS RELEASE For immediate release April 6, 2006 Contact: Amy C. Whitaker Director of Community & Physician Relatio ... 4/6/2006 Registration and Patient Access Department: Our Goodwill Ambassadors PRESS RELEASE For immediate release April 3, 2006 Contact: Amy C. Whitaker Director of Community & Physician Relatio ... 4/3/2006 NORTHERN HOSPITAL'S MAMMOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT RECEIVES AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR) ACCREDIATION PRESS RELEASE For immediate release February 28, 2006 Contact: Amy C. Whitaker Director of Community & Physician Rel ... 2/28/2006 Hospital's Imaging Center Goes Digital X-ray films are now mostly a thing of the past at Northern Hospital . The hospital entered into the digital age in its diagn ... 1/6/2006 CT Services to Expand Direct patient care technology will move forward at Northern Hospital this month as the hospital installs its third CT scanne ... 1/6/2006 Dr. Dahuja to Expand Pulmonary Services Beginning January 6, 2006, Dr. Manojpal Dahuja will expand his office hours at Pulmonary Associates from two days a week to t ... 1/6/2006

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