Following Hugh Chatham deal, county takes control of hospice

Following Hugh Chatham deal, county takes control of hospice 
The Daily Reflector, Greenville, NC; by Ryan Kelly; 7/23/25 
A special meeting of the Northern Hospital District was called as part of Monday night's regular meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners. As there has been ongoing effort to find a suitable partner, investor, or buyer of the hospital, some hoped the special meeting may address the matter; that was not the case. The board did, however, unanimously approve a resolution allowing the Northern Hospital District, which is comprised of the Surry County Board of Commissioners, to exercise its contractual right to become the sole owner of Hospice of Surry County, Inc., which operates as Mountain Valley Hospice. This action ended a 20-year partnership with Hugh Chatham Health and was triggered by a change in control at the Elkin-based hospital. ... "Northern wishes to timely exercise its contractual right to become the sole member of Hospice due to the change of control of Hugh Chatham," the resolution states.