Press release:
Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital have announced the spring sports physicals schedule in which physicians and staff provide free physicals to student athletes from around the region. The sports physicals occur annually and are led by Harris Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine with assistance from several other physicians on the medical staff who volunteer their time to serve student athletes in providing the physicals. The physicals are required yearly by the North Carolina Athletic Association. Last year the physicians and staff provided more than 1,200 free sports physicals.
The schedule is as follows:
· May 9: Andrews High School 3 to 5 p.m.
· May 22: Swain County High School 3 to 6 p.m.
· May 24: Smoky Mountain High School and Jackson County middle schoolers 5 to 9 p.m. at Harris Regional Hospital/West Entrance
· May 30: Blue Ridge School 3 to 5 p.m.
Physicals for Murphy will be held in July. Physicals for Robbinsville and Rabun Co., Ga. were held over the last few weeks.
“It is our privilege to take care of thousands of student athletes in our region throughout the year. The sports physicals ensure that each athlete gets a safe start to the season and we are proud to help individuals and teams succeed on the field and on the court,” said Steve Heatherly, CEO of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital.
Harris Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provides sports medicine coverage to nine local high schools and is the exclusive healthcare provider for Catamount Athletics at Western Carolina University. The practice includes Larry Supik, MD, Douglas Gates, MD, Ryan Slechta, MD, Jud Handley, MD, Anthony McPherron, DO, Robin Pope, PA-C, and Alexis Willey, PA-C. For information call (828) 586-5531. To find a physician call 1-844-414-DOCS.
About Harris Regional Hospital & Swain Community Hospital
Harris Regional Hospital, established in 1925, is an 86-bed acute and specialty care facility serving Western North Carolina with more than 100 physicians practicing in locations throughout a multi-county region, including Harris Regional Hospital Medical Park of Franklin, an outpatient facility in Macon County.
Swain Community Hospital, established in 1950, is a 48-bed Critical Access Hospital serving a multi-county region with primary care, emergency medicine and subspecialty care including a pain clinic and a transitional care unit. Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital began an affiliation in 1997 and joined Duke LifePoint Healthcare in 2014.
About Duke LifePoint Healthcare
Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health System, Inc. and LifePoint Health® (NASDAQ: LPNT), was established to build a dynamic network of hospitals and healthcare providers. The joint venture, which brings together LifePoint’s experience in community-based hospital management and Duke’s world-renowned leadership in patient safety and clinical quality systems, is strengthening and improving healthcare delivery by providing community hospitals the clinical, quality and operational resources they need to grow and prosper.
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