Mission Health has begun to reintroduce certain procedures and surgeries at its facilities across western North Carolina as it continues to monitor the dynamic shifts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “These procedures have been classified within […]
Within the next several days Mission Health plans to begin phasing back in certain services and procedures that were temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. To date, Mission Health has not seen the surge of COVID-19 […]
Mission Health announced the organization would be removing the emergency triage tents it placed at its hospitals last month. The tents, which were installed as part of standard emergency planning protocols and for training exercises, […]
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital staff said they are prepared for an escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We go through preparatory exercises practicing what we’re going to do at various levels,” said HCH Medical Director Dr. James Wright, […]
Houston, no I mean, “Mission we have a problem.” It is not simply at the Highlands Cashiers Hospital, nor just at Angel Medical Center, it is the entire system that HCA now owns and operates […]
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation (HCHF) has approved nearly $2.5 million dollars to area charities since its founding Feb. 1, 2019. The Foundation was reconstituted from the assets of the Highlands Cashiers Hospital Foundation when Mission […]
I’m delighted to be serving as Highlands-Cashiers Hospital’s (HCH) new Chief Executive Officer/Chief Nursing Officer and look forward to getting to know this special community and learning how I can serve you most meaningfully. I […]
At the Thursday, Dec. 12 Town Board meeting, attendees got to meet and hear from newly hired CEO/CNO of Highlands Cashiers Hospital, Thomas Neal. Pictured at the toip of the article is Dr. Patti Wheeler […]
As we approach the New Year 2020, it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating (or worrying about) Y2K. Healthcare has experienced remarkable change in the last two decades, from the introduction of telemedicine, a […]
The meeting room at the Cashiers Rec Park was jam packed with concerned citizens who lined the walls to hear from a group who are upset over the lack of doctors in the area on […]