The Haywood Chamber of Commerce
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Being in good hands Haywood County has health care covered Haywood County citizens have plenty of options when it comes to health care. Haywood Regional Medical Center is a Duke LifePoint Hospital with 169 beds whose services include seven operating rooms, advanced home care, behavioral health, critical care, diabetes education, hospice and palliative care, occupational health, orthopedics, pulmonary rehabilitation, sleep disorders, spine care services and women’s care center. The hospital has 930 employees and 150 physicians. Also, Mission Health System has a medical office building in Haywood County that offers primary care, specialty care, imaging and laboratory services. It also offers tele-medicine that Mission says could save patients a trip to Asheville for even complex care. The 30,000 square-foot building is on 23 acres on Hospital Drive, adjacent to the company's existing outpatient center.
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Health Care Facilities ■ Urgent Care — Canton Exit 31 off I-40, Canton 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 7 Days a week 828.648.0282 ■ Urgent Care — West 556 Hazelwood Avenue, Waynesville 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 7 Days a week 828.452.8890 ■ Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center — 54,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility with indoor track, gymnasium, weight machines and equipment, steam and sauna. Day passes available. 828.452.8080 ■ Mercy Urgent Care 124 Frazier St., Suite 6, Waynesville in the Publix Plaza 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat.-Sun. 828.210.2121 www.mercyurgentcare.org
Learning from the best “Success for today, preparation for tomorrow and learning for a lifetime” is the mission statement for and sums up the vision of Haywood County Schools. With schools far smaller than the state average, the system is able to offer its 7,200 students a great deal of personal attention. In terms of student performance, Haywood traditionally ranks in the top 10 to 20 percent of all the districts in North Carolina on test score performance. Haywood County has 15 public schools and one public charter school.
Public schools ■ Bethel Elementary ■ Bethel Middle School ■ Canton Middle School ■ Central Haywood High ■ Clyde Elementary ■ Haywood Early College ■ Hazelwood Elementary ■ Jonathan Valley Elementary ■ Junaluska Elementary ■ Meadowbrook Elementary ■ North Canton Elementary ■ Pisgah High School ■ Riverbend Elementary ■ Tuscola High School ■ Waynesville Middle School Charter schools ■ Shining Rock Classical Academy
