ANC Highlands-Cashiers Hospital (HCH)

The organization formerly known as Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Inc. is a critical access Hospital providing acute care to residents of the Highlands-Cashiers area. The Hospital also operates a long-term care facility to the area. The Hospital provides general surgery, as well as specialized surgery in five key areas: hand, orthopedic, ophthalmology, gastrointestinal, and plastic surgery. Every physician at the organization is board certified, which requires maintenance of continuing medical education credits and periodic re-certification exams.the organization has made it a primary objective to assure that it has the latest in state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment to better assess the extent of its patients conditions. The organization strives to be an integral part of the community. It provides healthcare for all who come to the Hospital. The staffs first job is to use its skills to treat anyone who needs help, without regard to their ability to pay. In addition to the charity care provided to individuals unable to pay, the Hospital provided health related education seminars and health screenings available to the community at large.