Northern Regional Hospital history

1958: The Martin Memorial School of Nursing was re-established next to the hospital in a facility later known as the Martin Memorial Building.

1969: An intensive/coronary unit, which was one of the first such facilities in a rural community hospital, was added in 1969 along with a 24-hour emergency department and a physical therapy service.

Discussions on consolidating small hospitals in Dover-Foxcroft, Dexter, and Milo into a regional hospital gained momentum in 1972.

1974: The construction of a 14,000 square foot ambulatory care addition, which included pathology, radiology, outpatient/emergency and office space added on to the hospital’s north wing, was completed in 1974.

The $5.1 million Mayo Regional Hospital opened to patients on April 9, 1978, with a staff of 110.

In 1982, the state authorized HAD 4 to purchase Plummer Hospital in Dexter.

A $1.3 million medical office building was constructed in 1989 on the east side of the old Mayo building.

John K. Lockhart served as the hospital’s first administrator, a position he held until 1991.

Since 1995, Mayo has operated a physician practice management department, with primary care offices in Corinth, Dexter, Dover-Foxcroft, Guilford, and Milo.

In 2000, the hospital constructed a new ambulance garage for its Emergency Medical Service on Dwelley Avenue and received state Certificate of Need approval to begin a major expansion/renovation project on the main hospital building.

2002: As part of its commitment to excellence, the hospital completed an extensive $26 million expansion and renovation project that has enhanced access to quality care in a safe environment.

2007: Renovations continued within the hospital as the Nuclear Medicine department expanded and ground was broken for the new Surgical Services expansion.

2009: In June 2009, the 58,000 square foot expansion of Surgical Services was completed and The Surgery Center was opened.

Northern Hospital of Surry County, a 133-bed, nationally recognized hospital in Mount Airy, NC, has changed its name to Northern Regional Hospital, effective October 1, 2019.

In 2020, Mayo Regional Hospital officially becomes the tenth hospital of Northern Light Health and changes it's name to Northern Light Mayo Hospital.