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SYLVA/WAYNESVILLE -- MedWest Health System CEO Mike Poore announced the senior administrative team who will lead the organization serving Western North Carolina with facilities in Haywood, Jackson, Swain and Macon counties.

MedWest links Harris Regional Hospital, Swain County Hospital and Haywood Regional Medical Center under a management agreement with Carolinas Healthcare System that became effective January 1, 2010.

The governing board of MedWest Health System voted Tuesday to accept Carolinas HealthCare System’s recommendation and appoint Mike Poore as the chief executive officer for the affiliated hospitals of Haywood Regional Medical Center, Harris Regional Hospital and Swain County Hospital.  The system will enter into a management agreement with Carolinas HealthCare System beginning in January, 2010.

The governing board of Haywood Regional Medical Center has approved a joint operating agreement (JOA) with WestCare Health System, which includes Harris Regional Hospital, Swain County Hospital and other healthcare facilities serving a four-county area in Western North Carolina.  The JOA is now official, as WestCare’s governing board approved the JOA on October 13.  The new organization will be known as “MedWest Health System.” An Frequently Asked Question can be found here.

Effective Wednesday, September 30, WestCare Health System will be restricting visitation. Anyone 18 years old and younger will not be allowed to visit patients at Harris Regional Hospital and Swain County Hospital. These proactive steps will help reduce the spread of both seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu in our area and help protect our patients and staff.

This restriction is due to the heightened susceptibility of this age group to contract and transmit the virus due to the number of people they come into contact with on a daily basis. This restriction is limited to inpatient care areas only.

These measures are being put into place as an extension of what has already been implemented at both hospitals such as handwashing stations at the entrances and masks available at the reception areas.

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