Statement from John E. Young, Group Vice-President, Western Division, Carolinas HealthCare System

4/17/2012

Statement from John E. Young, Group Vice-President, Western Division, Carolinas HealthCare System 

April 17, 2012 

It has been and always will be the intent of Carolinas HealthCare System to build a strong, viable healthcare network in our mountain communities, and to do so in a way that places our patients as the first and most important order of business. 

We will continue to focus on the core mission of our affiliated institutions:  to provide excellent care and compassion for patients at all our hospitals and medical practices in the region. 

Carolinas HealthCare System does not agree with many of the assertions and opinions made by a local physician in his presentation to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Carolinas HealthCare System remains committed to working with small rural hospitals to provide local access to quality care while also operating within a challenging business environment. 
  
We will continue to work with the respective medical staffs and community leaders to solve these issues and any others that arise, so that all the communities benefit.  We look forward to providing a more detailed response in the near future.