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March 13, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: White named
chairman of HRMC governing board
The Haywood Regional Medical Center Board of Commissioners elected Glenn White
as president Thursday night, replacing Dr. Nancy Freeman, who resigned from her
position on the board March 7.
White is serving his third term on the board, a position he has held since
2000. His term expires April 21, 2009. During his tenure, he has served as
treasurer of the board.
"The Board’s focus has always been on patient care and enhancing that
care. We’ve bought a tremendous amount
of new equipment," White said. "We also were able to build a new
emergency department through investments and community donations through the
HRMC Foundation. We have been repairing and growing the hospital while still
able to grow our investment funds."
The HRMC governing board, which normally meets on the fourth Thursday of each
month, has been meeting weekly since the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services terminated its funding contract with the hospital on Feb. 24.
"We will continue to meet weekly," White said. "There is a lot
happening and it is critical that we have weekly updates." The board has much to do in the weeks and
months ahead, he said.
"Our bylaws need to be updated, and our committees will have to work
together to address personnel issues," White said. "We will certainly
deal with the current issues related to reinstating the hospital's Medicare and
Medicaid funding in an expeditious manner, and will disseminate as much
information as we can to the medical staff and employees of the hospital."
White is a native of
"I chose to be involved because I wanted Haywood Regional to be a special
place, a place that patients from throughout the area can come for quality
care.
White is a graduate of