CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC

CHATHAM HOSPITAL IS A 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN SILER CITY, NC THAT IS PART OF THE UNC HEALTH SYSTEM. WITH A LONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHATHAM AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, CHATHAM HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE FIVE-STAR RATINGS FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL, ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, PROVIDES SURGICAL, MEDICAL, PEDIATRIC, MATERNITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN THE AREA OF DIABETES EDUCATION, LABORATORY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, IMAGING, CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION ARE ALSO OFFERED. AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, CHATHAM HOSPITAL IS ABLE TO UTILIZE BEDS, TO NOT ONLY MEET THE NEEDS OF ACUTE PATIENT CARE, BUT TO ALSO PROVIDE POST-ACUTE CARE TO PATIENTS WHO NO LONGER REQUIRE ACUTE MEDICAL CARE, BUT NEED ADDITIONAL TIME AND CARE FOR STRENGTHENING AND RECOVERY BEFORE RETURNING HOME. THE 11-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FULL-SERVICE AROUND THE CLOCK CARE TO MORE THAN 1,370 ADULTS AND CHILDREN EACH MONTH. UNC HEALTH BASES AN ALS AMBULANCE ON THE GROUNDS OF CHATHAM HOSPITAL. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, CHATHAM HOSPITAL OPENED A $2.6 MILLION MATERNITY CARE CENTER. THE CHATHAM HOSPITAL MATERNITY CARE CENTER IS CLOSE TO HOME AND PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE AND EXPERT CARE FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS. THE OPENING IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1992 THAT CHATHAM HOSPITAL HAS OFFERED MATERNITY SERVICES. DESPITE MANY RURAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES CLOSING MATERNITY CARE WARDS ACROSS THE NATION, CHATHAM HOSPITAL'S VENTURE IS PART OF UNC HEALTH'S RURAL CARE INITIATIVE. THIS SYSTEM INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO BRING MUCH NEEDED SERVICES TO WHERE PATIENTS LIVE.