The CEO of UNC Health Rockingham will retire Dec. 23, UNC Health announced Thursday. Steve Eblin came to UNC Health Rockingham in October 2019 as CEO and has a career in healthcare leadership that spans more than four decades.
“Steve has been an integral part of the success at UNC Health Rockingham and has created a strong culture through the example he sets each day. Under his leadership, UNC Health Rockingham has seen significant improvement in quality care and organizational culture,” says UNC Health Statewide President Tammy Scarborough.
Eblin’s achievements include:
- Leading the way in establishing a culture of trust and accountability
- Improving quality and patient safety with significant increases in quality metrics that put UNC Health Rockingham among the top hospitals in the UNC Health system
- Leading the way in the response to the Covid pandemic, bringing together teammates and providers to provide life-saving care to so many in Rockingham County
“I am so proud of what we have accomplished together at UNC Health Rockingham,” said Eblin. “It has been an honor to work with such a talented and dedicated team. I am confident that the organization will continue to thrive and provide exceptional care under new leadership.”
The University of Kentucky and Xavier University graduate spent more than 25 years in Ashboro at Randolph Health before coming to UNC Health Rockingham.
A search for Eblin’s successor will be announced in the coming months. UNC Health Rockingham is a nonprofit, 108-bed community hospital in Eden, and serves people throughout Rockingham County and in neighboring southern Virginia. The hospital is about 35 miles north of Greensboro, near the Virginia state line.
The hospital had total patient revenue of more than $137.3 million. It had almost 1,800 patient discharges last year. UNC Health Rockingham has about 580 employees, including a medical staff of 177, ranking it seventh on the list of top employers in Rockingham County.
UNC Health took over the former Morehead Memorial Hospital in January 2018. The former hospital had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2017.