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MedWest-Harris and MedWest-Swain volunteers gave more than 28,000 hours of service this past year with collectively more than 150 years of service and were recognized for their efforts at a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration at MedWest-Harris. 828.586.7405
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The Animal House Veterinary Clinic has opened on Main Street in Franklin. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 828.524.9990.
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The HRMC Foundation awarded more than $11,000 in grants to support MedWest-Haywood’s Neonatal Resuscitation Program, athletic trainers, patient transportation, workbook guides for end-of-life care, upgrade in dry-erase “white boards” and a children’s waiting area. 828.452.8343
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A new store called Frogtown Market has opened on Patton Avenue in Franklin. The market sells deli sandwiches, burgers, salads, frog legs, meatloaf, pulled pork and seafood. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday. It makes in-town deliveries from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 828.369.0001.
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Bosselman Boss Truck Shops, one of America’s largest auto service center chains, opened a UNI-MAXX Truck Care networking shop in Waynesville adjacent to the Pilot Travel Plaza. 828.627.8343 or www.bosstruckshops.com.
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The MedWest Urgent Care Center-West in Waynesville is now open 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and provides walk-in examinations to people with non-emergency illnesses or injuries. 828.452.8890.
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The Nantahala Baking and Coffee Company opened on Main Street in Franklin. The new coffee shop is family-owned and operated to bring the community baked goods made from scratch and local foods. It will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 828.200.1390.
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The United Community Bank promoted Tammy Williams of Graham County to city president of Bryson City, Jessie Presnell of Morganton to city president of Burnsville, and Ann Marie Wright to regional manager of Western North Carolina.
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Obstetrician/gynecologist Alyson Miletich from Asheville was added to the staff at Haywood Women’s Medical Center in Clyde. 828.452.5042 or www.haywoodwomens.com/mission.htm
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For seven weeks, 19 Smoky Mountain High School students were paired with mentors in departments throughout MedWest-Harris as part of the Mentor Program at the hospital. The MedWest Health System has accommodated students from Cherokee, Swain County and Tuscola High Schools in the past year.
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MedWest-Harris and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital have forged a collaborative agreement that will enable patients in several local communities to benefit from the expertise of general surgeon William J. Noell. Noell’s new practice, Paragon Surgical, is located in Sylva. 828.562.2371 or 828.631.8703.
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More than 80 golfers participated in the fifth annual MedWest-Harris & Swain Foundation Chaplaincy Golf Tournament and helped raise more than $7,000 for the chaplaincy program at MedWest-Harris and MedWest-Swain. www.medwesthealth.org or 828.631.8924.
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The Gem City Forum Toastmasters Club #296 of Franklin meets at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday to train future leaders in the Depot Room at the Factory. 828.349.8888 or www.gemcityforum.org.
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Western Carolina University’s College of Business created www.EntrepreneurshipInterviews.org to share the insights of entrepreneurs and other experts who can provide advice about business start-up, operations, finances, marketing and other areas. 828.227.3984 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Macon County Women, Infants, and Children program and Expanded Food and Nutrition Program are recipients of the NC Cooperative Extension Service’s TEAM award for enhancing nutrition education services for Macon County residents.
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Zahed Subhan, a corporate executive with more than 27 years in leadership roles with multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, is the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the College of Business at Western Carolina University.
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REACH of Macon County was presented with the Ellen Pence Program Excellence Award from The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This award recognizes a local domestic violence program that has remained focused on the empowerment of survivors of domestic violence and creates a place where survivors’ experiences are heard and acknowledged. 828.369.5544.
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Mission Hospital held its first annual Service Excellence Achievement Awards ceremony to honor staff members who provide high quality care to its patients. Mission Hospital, Asheville Surgery Center and seven of the Hospital’s patient care units were recognized for excellence at the 2012 Excellence in Healthcare Conference and named as four-star healthcare facilities.
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Justyne L. Reese is the recipient of the fall 2012 Western Carolina University Chancellor’s Achievement Award for the outstanding Southwestern Community College student.
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MedWest-Franklin Outpatient, Harris Medical Park and Sylva Urgent Care laboratories recently earned recognition for quality laboratory services when they each met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization.
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Patty Idol, the President/CEO of Mountain Credit Union, was re-elected vice chairman of the NC Credit Union League Board of Directors and will serve a two-year term.
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Mike Shuford was appointed as the senior pastor at First United Methodist Church in downtown Sylva. He has served appointments in the Asheville, Northeast, Gastonia, Waynesville, and Albemarle.
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MedWest promoted Brandy Wheeler to patient financial services manager for MedWest-Harris, MedWest-Swain and MedWest-Franklin. She is responsible for patient accounts, billing and system administration duties for Patient Financial Services at these three hospitals.
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The MedWest Health System presented scholarships to Smoky Mountain High School students Emily Ashe, Ashlin Beck and Niki Duff at the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Banquet at Smoky Mountain High School. MedWest also presented scholarships to Swain County High School students Patti Clark and Brittany Shuler.
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Haywood Community College’s Criminal Justice Club recently donated funds to the Open Door Soup Kitchen and Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation. Both received $250 from funds raised by students.
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MedWest Health System’s new obstetrician/gynecologist Mila D. Shah-Bruce will begin working with Smoky Mountain OB/GYN Associates in Sylva and Franklin on Aug. 1. Her specialties include performing minimally invasive surgeries and treating a variety of situations during pregnancy such as diabetes, hypertensive disorders, endocrine disorders, mutifetal gestations, cardiac conditions and advanced maternal age. 828.631.1960, 828.369.5754 or www.mysmoga.com.
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Rob Young, director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Western Carolina University, is co-recipient of the 2011 Award of Excellence for Diversity in Action from E3 Washington, an environmental education association in Washington state.
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Western Carolina University’s vice chancellor for student affairs, Sam Miller, has been named as the recipient of the John L. Sanders Student Advocate Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a member of the University of North Carolina system community by the UNC Association of Student Governments.
