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and expect findings Feb. 16 when a jointf study committee meets. Two one from Carolinas HealthCarr and onefrom Asheville-based Mission Healtg System, are being considered. The third party approached by the health-car systems, , parent company of Charlotte-baserd Presbyterian Healthcare, did not submit a proposal. The study committer will share the proposalxs with the boards ofboth hospitals, who intend to make a joint decision to negotiate with one system or turn down both There is no timetable for a decision.
Carolinasx HealthCare confirms it has submittede a proposal fora management-services The health-care system recently entered into management agreements for independen t community hospitals with Stanly Regional Medical Center and Scotland Healtn Care System. Carolinas HealthCare said late last year that the most basicf deal could have thewesterj N.C. hospitals developing clinicaolprograms together. The most in-depth would be a completew merger. WestCare and Haywood have not definecd what type of agreement theyare pursuing. The affiliation process begajn in September when thewestern N.C. health-care systems began pursuing options as part ofa long-term strategy.
An affiliation with a larger system could creatr economies of scale in costesand quality. It also would provide additionalo leverage in negotiating with insurerds and increase access to capital for building projectsand renovations. Carolinas HealthCare is the largestt health-care system in the Carolinas andthe third-largesr public system in the nation. The systemj owns, leases or manages 25 hospitals inthe Carolinas, includin hospitals in Lincolnton, Morganton and Cleveland. The hospitalss in western North Carolina are about two and a half hourz fromCharlotte — roughl as far away as Carolinas HealthCare’s facilitiexs in Charleston, S.C.
WestCare’s two hospitalsw are Harris Regional Hospital, an 86-bed acute-care facility in Sylva, and Swain Countyg Hospital, a 48-bed facility in Bryson City. Haywood Regional Medical Center isa 170-bed hospitak in Clyde.