Mount Airy, NC – [March 18, 2025] – Northern Regional Hospital (NRH) is proud to announce a strategic initiative aimed at exploring partnership opportunities alongside performance improvement measures. These efforts are designed to ensure the hospital’s long-term stability while continuing to deliver exceptional care to our patients. For nearly 70 years, NRH has been steadfast […]

Meet Gael Sebastian Morales Barrera, our special leap year baby born at Northern Regional Hospital on Feb 29 at 2:28 AM. Congratulations to the Morales Barrera family on this precious baby boy!

Mount Airy, NC – Alex Parker, Physician Assistant (PA-C), has joined the medical staff of Northern Orthopaedics to serve as a Physician Assistant for orthopedic injuries and conditions.  Parker has gained valuable experience in both surgical and primary care environments during her tenure at healthcare institutions like Adventist Health in Ukiah, CA, and Barbour Orthopaedics & […]

Erica Joyce Wilson, DNP, CPNP, is rejoining Northern Pediatrics. She most recently practiced at LifeBrite Pediatrics in Danbury, but before that, she was a part of the Northern Pediatrics team for four years. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner holds a master’s degree and doctorate in nursing practice. After graduating from the School of Nursing at Forsyth […]

Mount Airy, NC – Nine graduate from the 2023 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 2023 Class of Northern Leadership Academy included: Kayla Atkins, Amy Cave, Tina Finney, Kaitlyn Freeman, Tori Jessup, Mickey Johnson, […]

Outpatient practices of Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, and Urology will share space. Northern Regional Hospital’s new Medical Office Building will be home to four of Northern’s Physician practices, to include Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, and Urology.  The new medical office building will accommodate 18 Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and 50 clinical and […]

Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from across Surry County dedicated their summer break to volunteering at Northern Regional Hospital. Forty-one Junior Volunteers filled the Hospital hallways throughout June, July, and August. More than 50 applications were received this year for the annual program. Unfortunately, the hospital cannot accommodate an unlimited number of students […]

Northern Regional Hospital has again been named among the “Great Community Hospitals” by Becker’s Hospital Review, an esteemed medical industry trade magazine. This year’s list included 153 community hospitals from across the nation. Northern Regional Hospital is one of only five hospitals in North Carolina to have earned this prestigious national designation. Becker’s selects hospitals for inclusion on […]

Mount Airy, NC – Sixteen area high school students received a week of healthcare career education and exploration last week. The students participated in the second round of the Camp Med 2023 summer program provided by Northern Regional Hospital and the Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC), an initiative of the Wake Forest School of Medicine. The first of […]