From a press release:
Mission Health is pleased to announce the addition of Patti Wheeler, MD. Dr. Wheeler is joining Mission Medical Associates and Mission Community Primary Care – Highlands, a service provided by Highlands-Cashiers Hospital from Highlands Medical Associates in Highlands, where she served as a family medicine physician.
“It is our pleasure to welcome Dr. Wheeler to the group of fine providers at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital,” said Jackie Ring, President and Chief Nursing Officer, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. “Dr. Wheeler understands fully the great necessity to provide the best care to every patient and is known for her endless patient dedication.”
Dr. Wheeler earned her medical degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill. She completed her residency in family medicine training with Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) in Asheville. Dr. Wheeler is board certified in family medicine. She has also served as a hospice and home visit physician. Dr. Wheeler enjoys outdoor activities such as water sports, gardening, cooking and reading.
“I am both appreciative and excited to be transitioning my private primary care practice to Highlands-Cashiers Hospital,” said Dr. Wheeler. “I understand the importance of establishing strong relationships with each of my patients and communicating clearly with them about both their health concerns and needs. As a longtime member of this community, I am pleased to be staying in the area and transitioning my service to now be incorporated in the Mission Health system.”
Dr. Wheeler will be seeing patients from her new office space situated in the lower level of the Jane Woodruff Clinic on the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital campus at 209 Hospital Drive, Highlands. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Wheeler, call (828) 526-4346.
About Highlands-Cashiers Hospital
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital (HCH) is a not-for-profit community hospital serving Highlands, Cashiers and the surrounding North Carolina mountain communities. Located on Highway 64 between the two towns, HCH offers diagnostic and acute patient care through on-site professional services or provides a referral to other regional healthcare systems. Emergency care is physician-staffed 24/7. HCH has 24 beds for acute care services and 80 beds in the Eckerd Living Center, a skilled nursing facility. There are four hospital-owned physician clinics in Highlands and Cashiers. HCH is a member of Mission Health, a Top 15 Health System. For more information, please visit hchospital.org.
About Mission Health
Mission Health, based in Asheville, North Carolina, is the state’s sixth-largest health system and the region’s only not-for-profit, independent community hospital system governed and managed exclusively in western North Carolina. Mission Health has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top 15 Health Systems 2012-2015 by Truven Health Analytics, formerly Thomson Reuters. Mission Health is the only health system in the nation to receive this recognition four years in a row, and the only health system in North Carolina to achieve Top 15 recognition.
Mission Health, which traces its roots in the region back to 1885, operates six hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers, post-acute care provider CarePartners, long-term acute care provider Asheville Specialty Hospital and the region’s only dedicated Level II trauma center. Its medical staff consists of more than 1,000 physicians and is certified in more than 50 medical specialties and sub-specialties. Mission Health has seven Centers of Excellence: Cancer, Heart, Mission Children’s Hospital, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Trauma and Women’s Health. Mission Hospital, located in Asheville, is the system’s flagship hospital and is licensed for 763 beds. It is the regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care. It also includes Mission Children’s Hospital – the region’s only children’s hospital. Other Mission Health member hospitals include Angel Medical Center in Franklin, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, McDowell Hospital in Marion and Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard. With approximately 10,700 employees and 2,000 volunteers, Mission Health is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the people of western North Carolina. For more information, please visit mission-health.org or @MissionHealthNC.
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