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Supporting Efforts to Keep Our Community Healthy
March 24, 2020By Steve Heatherly, Chief Executive Officer of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital Our community – along with communities around the world – is navigating unprecedented challenges as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread. The cycle of our lives and neighborhoods has been altered, and we are all working to accommodate an…
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COVID-19: What Harris Regional Hospital is Doing and What You Can Do
March 23, 2020It probably feels as if coronavirus – or as it is officially known, COVID-19 – is all anyone is talking about these days. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses like the seasonal flu continue to spread across the U.S., you also may feel a certain level of concern over how this disease could affect you or your loved ones, or if your local healthcare…
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Harris Regional Hospital EMS offers community health fair; introduces new Community Paramedic Program.
March 10, 2020Harris Regional Hospital EMS is sponsoring a free health fair at the Savannah Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday, March 11 from 2 to 7 pm. The health fair is designed to provide information and medical screenings to the members of Jackson County. Presented by Harris Regional Hospital EMS and the Community Paramedic Program, the event will include blood pressure…
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In the Mix: Why it might be time to add routine colonoscopies to your health journey
March 09, 2020It’s a scene many of us can recall. You arrive home from school, rush to your bedroom and tune your boombox to your favorite radio station. You pop in a blank cassette tape, or one you’ve recorded over so many times before, to capture the songs you love – or the songs you hope someone else will love, too. If that scene of adding favorite songs to your…
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Healthy Sleep
January 13, 2020Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions yet? As the calendar turns to a fresh page, many of us make a fresh resolve to eat better, do better and be better. Have you ever thought about making a resolution to sleep better? It’s one you may want to consider. “Many people don’t connect the dots between the quality of their sleep and the quality of…
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Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are celebrating several milestones in making communities healthier as a new year begins.
January 13, 2020In 2019, more than a dozen new physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners began practicing in Jackson, Swain, and Macon counties. Specialties include pulmonology and sleep medicine, cardiology, orthopaedics, pediatrics, primary care, and wound care. Eight additional physicians and providers are scheduled to start in 2020. Specialties include cardiology,…
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Harris Regional Hospital Limits Visitation Due to Seasonal Flu Outbreak
January 02, 2020Due to high levels of respiratory viruses in the community, Harris Regional Hospital has implemented seasonal influenza precautions. Visitation restrictions will be in place during peak flu season, which generally lasts through the first of April, and the hospitals kindly asks that the following individuals do not visit during this time: Children under 12 years of…
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Jackson County Improves in Health Factors
December 16, 2019Harris Regional Hospital alongside Jackson County Department of Public Health and other key community organizations are happy to report improvements in health factors from 2016. In 2019, Jackson County is ranked 35th in health factors measured against the 100 counties in North Carolina, which is a significant improvement, moving the county up almost 30 spots in health…
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Joshua Wu, DO joins Harris Regional Hospital strengthening orthopaedic access and care in WNC.
November 08, 2019Harris Regional Hospital is pleased to share that Joshua Wu, DO, has joined its staff and will be offering orthopaedic services to patients in Sylva, Franklin and the WNC region. Dr. Wu is the second orthopaedic physician to join Harris Regional Hospital this year as the hospital continues to grow its orthopaedic and sports medicine program. “Dr. Wu has is an…
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Free Vein education session available to community October 22
October 10, 2019Haywood Regional Medical Center and Harris Regional Hospital will hold a free vein seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at noon in the board room at Harris Regional Hospital. The session will be led by Dr. Al Mina and will center on helping people who have aching, cramping or burning pain in their legs; varicose veins; discoloration or skin changes in their legs; numbness or…
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The Fight Doesn’t End October 31
October 01, 2019Moving beyond awareness and into peace-of-mind with annual mammograms October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time set aside each year to review our knowledge of this disease, shine a spotlight on its risks and symptoms, and raise awareness of how we can help fight it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 245,000 women are…
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Harris Regional Hospital hosting reception on October 3 to dedicate Tree of Hope to honor and remember breast cancer patients
September 24, 2019As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Harris Breast Care is hosting a reception on Thursday, October 3 from 12 – 1 pm in the first-floor lobby at Harris Medical Park at 98 Doctors Drive in Sylva to dedicate the Tree of Hope to honor and remember breast cancer patients. The reception will include testimonials from breast cancer survivors who have…
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‘Smoky Streak to Health’ free 5K/10K
September 09, 2019WEBSTER – Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are pleased to announce the ‘Smoky Streak to Health’ free 5K/10K event open to the community. The Smoky Streak to Health will be held Saturday, October 12 with parking and registration at Webster Baptist Church. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Races begin at 9 a.m. following routes along…
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Harris Regional Hospital partners with Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers to open physical therapy clinic in Robbinsville
September 03, 2019Robbinsville – Harris Regional Hospital and Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers (AMCHC) have partnered to provide physical therapy onsite at the AMCHC Tallulah Community Health Center, 409 Tallulah Road, in Robbinsville beginning October 21. Matthew Wronsky, a physical therapist with Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital, will see patients…
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“JUST CHECK IT” IN HONOR OF NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
August 23, 2019September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and garner support for those affected by prostate cancer. In honor of this month, the Great Smokies Health Foundation, the Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH), the Jackson County Department on Aging and Harris Regional Hospital, a Duke LIfePoint Hospital have come…
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August 2019 Monthly Health Article
August 08, 2019Healthy Habits to Ensure a Successful School Year for Kidsby Emily Jenkins, Primary Care Provider When the days get shorter, it’s a good sign that another school year is just around the corner. As you begin to tackle your back-to-school to-do lists, we’ve got a few tips to help ensure that your family is ready for another successful and healthy school…
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Harris Regional Hospital outpatient therapy offers free seminar - Running 101: Essentials for success
April 09, 2019Harris Regional Hospital will offer a free educational event entitled Running 101: Essentials for Success at noon on Monday, April 22 in the Harris Regional Hospital boardroom on the first floor of the hospital. Physical therapist Jared Sonnier will present the session. Lunch will be served. Please call 844.414.DOCS (3627) to register. Running 101 is designed to help…
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Monthly Health Article – Colorectal Cancer Awareness
March 04, 2019What to know about colorectal cancer and how to protect yourself Do you remember when you used to put on your favorite bell bottoms and disco dance the night away? If you do, then it’s probably time to think about a routine colonoscopy screening. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and…
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Two new pulmonary providers join Harris Regional Hospital expanding access to care in western North Carolina
February 28, 2019Harris Regional Hospital is expanding access for pulmonary care by announcing two new providers, Christine Kryger, NP-BC and Leslie Morris, NP-C that will be offering pulmonary services to patients throughout Jackson and surrounding counties. Morris and Kryger together bring more than 20 years of clinical experience to Harris Regional Hospital and the already established…
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Minutes Matter: Knowing the Signs of Heart Disease Can Save a Life
January 30, 2019When a heart attack strikes, every minute matters. In fact, the first few minutes are critical in determining the short-term and long-term outcome for the patient. According to the National Institutes of Health, of the people who die from heart attacks, about half will die within an hour of their first symptoms. At Harris Regional and Swain Community Hospital’s, we…
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