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Get Vaccinated: A Message from Your Community Physicians
September 8, 2021
As 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. North Carolina healthcare workers have administered...
read moreA Message From Our CEO
August 24, 2021
Our 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...
read moreEnd of Year Care: Give Yourself the Gift of Good Health
November 6, 2020
As 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...
read moreDetecting Lung Cancer Early: Why a Screening Could Save Your Life
November 5, 2020
Did 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...
read moreBlood Donation: How You Can Aid in the COVID-19 Fight and Make Your Community Healthier
November 5, 2020
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,...
read moreDon’t Take a Chance with Your Health – Get Vaccinated for Flu Season
November 5, 2020
It 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...
read moreSwain Community Hospital Senior Life Solutions Discusses Warning Signs and Risk Factors of Suicide During National Awareness Month
August 31, 2020
September is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness month and Swain Community Hospital’s Senior Life Solutions is working to raise awareness and educate the community on the risk factors and warning signs of suicide. Talk of suicide should never be dismissed. If you, or someone you know, are thinking of suicide...
read moreSwain Community Hospital Urges Community Members to Wear Masks
August 3, 2020
Swain Community Hospital is urging community members to wear face masks or cloth face coverings in public areas where social distancing is not easily achieved in an effort to help stop the spread of COVID-19. This aligns with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as being...
read moreKnow where to go to get the care you need
July 9, 2020
By: Tammy Dills, Director of Care Management Knowing where to go to get the care you need can be confusing – especially now. Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 have resulted in many new practices for hospitals, outpatient centers and medical offices. As we move forward, life – and healthcare...
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