Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

What Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital does

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc. (legally Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, d/b/a Hugh Chatham Health) is an independent, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) community healthcare network headquartered in Elkin, North Carolina, and founded in 1931. It operates an 81-bed acute care hospital, a medical group of 70+ providers across 21 physician clinics, 4 urgent care clinics, a home health division (Hugh Chatham Health at Home, formerly Yadkin Valley Home Health), a Wellness Center at 700 Chatham Medical Park, and a Family Medicine Residency program. The network spans 24 locations across four counties in the Yadkin Valley region of northwest North Carolina and employs more than 900 healthcare professionals. It also reports joint venture interests in a critical access hospital and a hospice/palliative care organization.

The organization's technology stack is described as a standard healthcare service delivery platform with electronic health records and patient portal capabilities; no proprietary AI/ML, APIs, SDKs, or MCP integrations are disclosed. Service lines include emergency care, stroke care, surgical services, women's health, mental health, outpatient therapy, home health, and virtual care. It has earned national recognitions including Women's Choice Awards for Comprehensive Care, Stroke Care, and Emergency Care; the AHA Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus award; and an AORN Center of Excellence in Surgical Smoke Evacuation.

Revenue is generated through patient service delivery across the integrated network, billed at payer-negotiated rates with cost-sharing (deductibles, copays, coinsurance) varying by insurance plan. As a nonprofit, Hugh Chatham reinvests into community programs and is governed by a board of directors; it is led by CEO Paul Hammes and COO Mary Blackburn. Growth of the network has been measured primarily through in-region service-line breadth (residency program, wellness, JV interests in critical access and hospice) rather than geographic expansion, and pricing transparency compliance is maintained via CMS machine-readable files.

Name

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Hugh Chatham Health, Inc.

Website

https://www.hughchatham.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hugh Chatham Health is an independent, not-for-profit community healthcare network in Elkin, North Carolina, operating an 81-bed acute care hospital, 70+-provider medical group across 21 clinics, 4 urgent care clinics, a home health division, and a wellness center across 24 locations serving northwest North Carolina's Yadkin Valley region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Home Health Care Services (621610), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Ambulatory & Physician Practice EHRs (HLACAAAB)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Community health services
• Home health care
• Urgent care services
• Physician medical group

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical services including hospital care, physician clinic visits, urgent care, and home health services to patients. The organization operates as a not-for-profit community healthcare network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hugh Chatham Health operates an 81-bed acute care hospital in Elkin, North Carolina, along with 21 physician clinics, four urgent care clinics, a home health care division, and a wellness center. It delivers a comprehensive network of mental and physical health services—including emergency care, stroke care, inpatient surgery, ICU, family medicine, women's health, specialty care, and home health—to residents of the Yadkin Valley region of North Carolina.

Product overview

Hugh Chatham Health is a not-for-profit community healthcare network comprising an 81-bed acute care hospital (Medical Center), a medical group with 70+ providers across 21 physician clinics, a home health care division (Hugh Chatham Health at Home), four urgent care clinics, and a Wellness Center — all serving the Yadkin Valley region of North Carolina. The organization also holds joint ventures in a critical access hospital and a hospice/palliative care organization. Key offerings include virtual care, family medicine residency, and community health resources, unified under the Hugh Chatham Health brand with a focus on comprehensive, high-quality, community-based care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hugh Chatham Health at Home: Home health care division formerly known as Yadkin Valley Home Health, providing in-home healthcare services to patients.

Products and services

• Hugh Chatham Health Medical Center
• Hugh Chatham Health Medical Group
• Hugh Chatham Health at Home (formerly Yadkin Valley Home Health)
• Hugh Chatham Health Wellness Center
• Virtual Care
• Urgent Care Clinics
• Family Medicine Residency

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 9% of 1,726 U.S. hospitals with 100 beds or less for comprehensive care (Women's Choice Award)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Heart Association / American Stroke AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHugh Chatham Health participates in Get With The Guidelines, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines for stroke care and Type 2 Diabetes management.
• Silver SneakerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Center is a partnering facility with Silver Sneakers, offering supervised exercise programs for Medicare members.
• Silver and FitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Center partners with Silver and Fit fitness program, offering exercise programs for eligible members.
• Renew ActivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Center is a Renew Active partner facility, providing fitness programs for eligible members.
• Active and FitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Center partners with Active and Fit program to offer exercise programs and fitness classes.
• Prime FitnesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellness Center is a partnering facility with Prime Fitness programs.
• Surry-Yadkin WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership providing pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for area students interested in healthcare careers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Novant Health: Large regional nonprofit health system operating hospitals, physician clinics, and urgent care across North Carolina — directly comparable as a community/regional integrated delivery network competing in overlapping NC geographies.
• Cone Health: North Carolina-based nonprofit health system with hospitals, physician practices, and urgent care — comparable as a regional integrated delivery network serving similar patient populations and competing for the same workforce.
• Atrium Health (Advocate Health): Major NC-based nonprofit health system with extensive hospital, physician, and ambulatory footprint — relevant because Hugh Chatham's careers portal is hosted via Atrium Health, indicating an operational partnership and overlapping service area.
• LifePoint Health: Operator of community and rural hospitals across the US, often in non-urban markets — comparable as a community hospital operator with similar scale, patient mix, and rural market dynamics.
• Bon Secours Mercy Health: Large nonprofit Catholic health system operating community hospitals, physician groups, and home health — comparable as a faith-based/community nonprofit integrated delivery network with similar mission-driven operating model.
• Avera Health: Regional nonprofit health system serving rural and small-town communities across the Upper Midwest with hospitals, clinics, and home health — directly comparable as a community-based nonprofit serving rural populations with a similar integrated delivery model.
• UNC Health: Statewide NC nonprofit health system operating community hospitals, physician clinics, and home health — directly comparable as a regional integrated network with similar service line breadth.

Broad incumbents

• AdventHealth: Large nonprofit health system with hospitals, physician practices, and home health across multiple states — relevant as a broader incumbent whose community hospital division competes with similar patient populations.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the US with broad physician and urgent care networks — comparable as a large-scale hospital operator whose community hospitals compete directly with Hugh Chatham for patients and staff.
• Tenet Healthcare: Large for-profit hospital and ambulatory care operator with significant outpatient presence — comparable as a broader incumbent competing in community hospital and urgent care markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HughChathamMemorialHospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/hughchathamhealth
• Xx.com/HughChatham

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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