Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare acquired Sylva, N.C.-based WestCare Health System.
Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, Duke LifePoint purchased Harris Regional Hospital, an 86-bed hospital in Sylva; Swain County Hospital, a 48-bed hospital in Bryson City, N.C.; and WestCare Medical Park, an outpatient medical facility in Franklin, N.C.
Duke LifePoint will also invest $43 million in capital improvements over the next eight years and provide resources to help WestCare Health grow.
"Harris Regional Hospital and Swain County Hospital have been a critical part of the healthcare infrastructure in western North Carolina for many years," said William F. Carpenter III, chairman and CEO of Duke LifePoint. "We are proud to partner with these hospitals to strengthen quality care across this region and look forward to working with their teams to better position the hospitals to grow and prosper in the changing healthcare environment."
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