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Education & Healthcare in the Yadkin Valley Area

The quality of life in the Yadkin Valley is greatly enhanced by both the educational opportunities offered to area residents and businesses and by the healthcare services available close to home. We invite you to explore these valuable services that enrich our community and the lives of its citizens.

Educational Opportunities

Residents of the Yadkin Valley have a wealth of educational opportunities from which to choose, depending on age and interest. The Yadkin Valley is home to four public school systems all within a short drive of the Elkin/Jonesville area. It is also home to Surry Community College , which offers an associate degree program as well as continuing education in a variety of disciplines. The Northwestern Regional Public Library is headquartered in the heart of the Yadkin Valley and serves libraries in numerous surrounding counties. Finally, just a 40 minute drive to the east is the city of Winston-Salem , home of Wake Forest University , Salem College , Winston-Salem State University , and Forsyth Technical Community College .

Primary and Secondary Schools

Colleges and Universities

Public Libraries

Healthcare Services

Serving as a regional healthcare center for the Yadkin Valley , Elkin , NC is the home to Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital (HCM) and a myriad of medical service providers offering some of medicine’s most advanced care in a primary care setting. HCMH, licensed for 222 beds, provides a continuum of healthcare services from birthing facilities and acute care services to a hospital affiliated retirement community, nursing center, Alzheimer’s center, and home health and hospice services.

HCMH is a privately owned, nonprofit community hospital governed by a local volunteer Board of Trustees. The hospital offers a full range of both primary and specialty services and providers, including, family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, oncology, obstetrics/gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, and urology.

Currently, HCMH is in the final phase of a three-year $18.9 million venture to upgrade the hospital’s surgery and radiology departments. These expanded departments will make available to the Yadkin Valley state-of-the-art technology, equipment, and services to insure that each patient receives the highest quality medical care available in a community based setting.

For more detailed information, please visit www.hughchatham.org.