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Get Your Mammo: It’s an hour that could save your life
October 04, 2021October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so if you haven’t already scheduled your mammogram for the year, now is a great time to get it on your calendar and get the peace of mind that comes from taking charge of your health. It’s one hour a year that could save your life. Not convinced? Here are 5 reasons why you should get a mammogram. Number 4 will surprise you.
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Harris and Swain announce multi-year partnership extension with Western Carolina University to remain exclusive healthcare provider for Catamount Athletics
October 01, 2021Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital announce multi-year partnership extension with Western Carolina University to remain exclusive healthcare provider for Catamount Athletics Sylva/Bryson City/Cullowhee, NC (September 23, 2021): Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are pleased to announce a three-year partnership extension with Western Carolina University to remain the exclusive healthcare provider for Catamount Athletics through The Ascent Partnership.
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Your Health Means Everything – Protect It by Getting Vaccinated for Flu Season
September 27, 2021At Harris Regional Hospital, one of the essential ways we’re Making Communities Healthier is making sure that our neighbors understand how to fight preventable diseases like the flu. As we have all learned during this time, our health means everything and it has never been more important to protect it. And there are a few keyways you can protect yourself, your family, and our community; prevent the flu from spreading; and even speed up your recovery if you do become ill.
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Suicide Awareness Month: Amanda Fugate Shares Her Story
September 23, 2021Amanda Fugate, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Director of the Senior Life Solutions program at Swain Community Hospital has learned a lot when it comes to talking about vulnerable topics with your loved ones. She has spent the past decade as a mental health nurse and wishes to share a bit of what she has learned in that time. Today, she shares her story in hopes that others will feel inspired to share theirs with those they love.
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Get Vaccinated: A Message from Your Community Physicians
September 08, 2021As physicians caring for our Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital communities, we are asking everyone who is eligible to please get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. It is important to do everything you can, now, to protect yourself, your family members, and friends.
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A Message From Our CEO
August 24, 2021Our communities are seeing an increase in COVID infections and we are experiencing the effects of that in our hospitals with an increased inpatient census and more people testing positive in our emergency departments, urgent care and physician practices. Hospital resources are being stretched with this surge as our ICU is staying close to full with mostly COVID…
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Allergy Season is Here
April 16, 2021You know what they say: April showers bring May flowers. But they also bring pollen, ragweed, and a slew of other wheeze-, sneeze-, and sniffle-inducing allergens. At Harris Regional Hospital, we’re committed to making communities healthier, and one way we do that is by helping you manage your springtime allergies. First off, what causes springtime sniffling and…
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Your Health Means Everything: Taking Care of Yourself in a Post-Pandemic World
April 15, 2021Life has changed in ways both big and small over the last year. Plans were suspended and priorities shifted as we cautiously made our way through a situation that we had never experienced, much less imagined would happen. As we get closer than ever to putting the COVID-19 pandemic behind us – thanks to wider vaccine distribution and safe practices to slow the spread…
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Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital grow interventional pain service with additional providers and self-referrals
February 25, 2021Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are pleased to continue to expand pain services across western North Carolina by welcoming Austin Albright, MD, Priscilla Agbenyefia, MD, and Widad Alami, PA-C. Dr. Albright, Dr. Agbenyefia, and Alami join Ed Lewis, MD in providing pain services at the hospitals’ three locations: Harris Pain Center in Sylva,…
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Harris Regional Hospital welcomes otolaryngologist Dr. Jaron Densky
November 16, 2020Harris Regional Hospital is pleased to welcome otolaryngologist Jaron Densky, MD to Mountain Ear, Nose & Throat. Dr. Densky joins John Buenting, MD, Shawn Kosnik, DO, Robin Pope, Ph.D., PA-C, Annelise Davis, PA-C, Paige Snow Brinke, PA-C, Selena Rogers, Au.D., John Smith, Jr, Au.D. in providing services to the western North Carolina region. Dr. Densky graduated…
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Detecting Lung Cancer Early: Why a Screening Could Save Your Life
November 05, 2020Did you know November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month? Today, lung cancer is responsible for 12.7 percent of all diagnosed new cancers each year and 22.4 percent of cancer deaths in the U.S. – the largest percentage of cancer deaths. By the end of 2020, more than 228,000 people will have been diagnosed with lung cancer and more than 130,000 people will die from…
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Celebrating Safely: How to keep you, your family and your community healthy this holiday season
November 05, 2020The final two months of the year are traditionally filled with a number of opportunities to celebrate with family, friends and co-workers. Of course, 2020 has been anything but a traditional year, thanks in no small part to the ongoing pandemic. As we continue to fight COVID-19 and work to slow the spread in our community, it’s a good idea to take a moment and…
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Blood Donation: How You Can Aid in the COVID-19 Fight and Make Your Community Healthier
November 05, 2020By: LaCrystal Gordon, MSN, RN, Chief Nursing Officer Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood – but only about 10 percent of those who are eligible to give actually make a blood donation each year. Donated blood is a necessary part of helping patients cope with a wide variety of conditions, including burns, trauma, heart surgery, cancer, organ transplants…
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End of Year Care: Give Yourself the Gift of Good Health
November 05, 2020As we enter the final months of what has certainly been an unprecedented year, health and well-being has perhaps never been more at the forefront of our thoughts. The ongoing pandemic has shown us that it continues to be imperative for us to make our physical health a priority. Preventive care is a key factor in maintaining your overall health. Annual well visits and…
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Harris Regional Cancer Center completes expansion; provides state-of-the-art care to patients close to home
November 02, 2020Harris Regional Hospital is pleased to announce the completion of an $8 million expansion at Harris Regional Cancer Center featuring state-of-the-art radiation therapy technology to benefit patients and families across western North Carolina. Harris Regional Cancer Center is located at 14 Medical Park Loop on the Sylva campus. David S. Thomas, MD has been providing…
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An Hour That Could Impact a Lifetime. How an annual mammogram could save your life
October 14, 2020Our daily schedules can be tough to juggle. Especially when there is that “one more thing” to try and fit in. Especially now, when we have a new set of COVID-19-related challenges to navigate, like video work calls, shifting school schedules and more. But if you’re a woman age 40 or older, there’s one extra thing you should make time for – an…
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Harris Regional Hospital welcomes neonatologist Dr. Bernd Holler
October 01, 2020Harris Regional Hospital is pleased to welcome board certified neonatologist Bernd Holler, MD to the New Generations Family Birthing Center at Harris where he will lead inpatient neonatal and pediatric patient care. Dr. Holler will join pediatricians Nick Jernigan, MD, Joshua Alweiss, MD, Ryan Wade, MD, Margo White, MD, and Brittany Rogers, NP, and OB/GYN providers…
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Harris Regional Hospital welcomes Jarred Tanksley, MD to Harris Regional Cancer Center
September 21, 2020Harris Regional Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Jarred Tanksley to Harris Regional Cancer Center. Dr. Tanksley joins David S. Thomas, MD in providing radiation oncology services to western North Carolina. Dr. Tanksley completed a residency in radiation oncology at Duke University Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Tanksley completed an internship…
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Don’t Take a Chance with Your Health – Get Vaccinated for Flu Season
September 18, 2020It is hard to believe that in the coming weeks, the temperature will begin its downward trend, and the fall season will already be upon us. This also means that flu season is just around the corner – a period which usually peaks between December and February but can last as late as May. Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza…
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