RALEIGH — David Pope, president and CEO of Scotland Health Care System, was named North Carolina’s 2025 Community Star Thursday in recognition of his contributions to rural health care, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced as communities across the nation celebrated National Rural Health Day.

The annual Community Star award, coordinated by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, honors individuals, organizations, or coalitions making a positive impact in rural communities. Each state names one recipient each year.

Pope oversees a nonprofit network that includes Scotland Memorial Hospital, the Scotland Physicians Network (with 16 medical practices), Scotland Regional Hospice, Scotland Family Counseling Center, and the Scotland Memorial F

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