Highlands Cashiers Hospital and Eckerd Living Center’s commitment to excellence is reflected in the quality of their team members.

by Tom Neal RN, MBA, MHA, CEO/CNO, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital | Nov 21, 2023 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
Highlands Cashiers Hospital and Eckerd Living Center’s commitment to excellence is reflected in the quality of their team members.
by laurelmageditor | Nov 3, 2016 |
The Eckerd Living Center (ELC) is an 80-bed facility, and one of only a handful of skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina that actively seeks to be accredited by the same rating agency that rates hospitals throughout the state, even though it is purely...
by Marjorie | Nov 3, 2016 |
by Donna Rhodes | Apr 2, 2019 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
Mission Hospital and Eckerd Living Center celebrate National Volunteer Month this April by recognizing those who assist their staff and patients in marvelous, magnanimous ways. One of their most outstanding Eckerd volunteers is Amber Hornbarger. Her...
by Jenny King | Sep 4, 2016 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
One visit to the Eckerd Living Center in Highlands and you can tell the staff is dedicated to the residents. In large part, that is due to the Nursing Home Administrator, Ava Emory. Emory started working at ELC 18 years ago while in nursing school at...
by Tom Neal RN, MBA, MHA, CEO/CNO, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital | Aug 3, 2024 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital and Eckerd Living Center are built upon a commitment to quality patient care and the trust of their Plateau communities.
by Donna Rhodes | Oct 26, 2018 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
Chances are someone in your circle of family/friends has Alzheimer’s. While seniors enjoy extended life expectancy, Alzheimer’s numbers rise alongside. For those who live past 65, one in five women and one in 10 men will develop it. Every five years thereafter the...
by Ava Schmitt | Jul 25, 2022 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
The need for caring, compassionate volunteers at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital has only grown in the wake of Covid.
by Jenny King | Nov 3, 2016 | Giving Back Articles
There are angels among us and you just can’t see their halos. Take, for example, Linda Arnold. Linda and her husband Charlie moved to Highlands full time about 13 years ago. Her parents were quite civic minded, so Linda always understood the...
by Mary Jane McCall | Apr 30, 2025 | What to do in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Highlands American Legion Post 370 will conduct a Memorial Day Event on Monday, May 26, at 10:00 A.M. at Veterans Plaza in Highlands. It’s the central date on an event-filled Legion calendar.
by Marlene Osteen | Mar 30, 2025 | Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Thanks to its Residency Program, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival will be spreading its music and its message at venues across the Plateau. For more information, visit h-cmusicfestival.org.
by No Author Selected | Mar 29, 2020 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
Dear Family and Friends of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Since joining Highlands-Cashiers Hospital three months ago, I have been impressed with the care and commitment of our outstanding team and the great pride from the Highlands-Cashiers community who consider our...
by Luke Osteen | Mar 5, 2020 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
Tom Neal was named chief executive officer and chief nursing officer for Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in December. He brings more than 30 years of progressive healthcare experience and a diverse skill set in acute care, behavioral health and post-acute operations. Tom...
by Mary Jane McCall | Sep 26, 2019 | Giving Back Articles
One of the many jewels that make our community such a special place is the Eckerd Living Center. Their bright campus, filled with light and flanked by beautiful gardens, is an incredible facility; and, their skilled and caring administration and staff strive to make...
by Marlene Osteen | Sep 1, 2024 | Arts in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
With the arrival of October, Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival will be spreading its music and its message at venues across the Plateau.
by Donna Rhodes | Jun 30, 2019 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
When Cindy Barloga, BSN, RN, got out of nursing school almost four decades ago the only positions available were in Oncology. Her first reaction was, “This is going to be so depressing.” But she quickly learned that a cancer diagnosis was not a death...
by Chip Snyder | Apr 29, 2024 | What to do in NC
Highlands’ Memorial Day Service, set for 10:00 A.M. Monday, May 27, at Veterans Plaza honors those who paid the ultimate price for our Freedoms.
The Battle Buddies Plateau Warriors Project provides support for the men and women who are still paying the price.
by Donna Rhodes | May 2, 2019 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
When Cindy Barloga, BSN, RN, got out of nursing school almost four decades ago the only positions available were in Oncology. Her first reaction was, “This is going to be so depressing.” But she quickly learned that a cancer diagnosis was not a death...
by Jenny King | Dec 1, 2017 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
During this time of holiday cheer, celebration and love, Jackie Medland, PhD, RN, the president and chief nursing officer of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, is counting her many blessings. She, like so many others who have moved to the Plateau, is thrilled to wake...
by Jenny King | Nov 1, 2016 | Lifestyles & Wellness in NC
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. CarePartners Hospice (a Mission Health affiliate) is now available in Highlands. The mission of CarePartners Hospice is to make the patient comfortable, and keep them alert and pain-free so that they may live in...
by Mary Jane McCall | Apr 30, 2025 | What to do in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Local gardens and landscapes (and the people who cherish them) have cast their hopeful gaze toward the Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale, May 24 at the Highlands Ball Field.