Haywood Regional Medical Center announced on April 27 that Taylor Jenkins, FNP-BC, has joined its medical staff as a gastroenterology provider. Jenkins will see patients at Mountain Medical Associates in Clyde alongside Filberto Colon, MD and Mallory Meiners, PA-C.
Jenkins brings experience in primary care, emergency medicine, and perioperative nursing to her new role. She is board certified as a family nurse practitioner with degrees from Western Carolina University and Chamberlain University. Before becoming a nurse practitioner, she worked as a perioperative registered nurse at Harris Regional Hospital and also served in an emergency department at a Level II trauma center.
Jenkins said her interest in gastroenterology developed through clinical experience and her focus on wellness, nutrition, and lifestyle. She values building relationships with patients to help them make practical changes for their health. Originally from Conway, North Carolina, Jenkins has lived in western North Carolina for nearly ten years.
“We are pleased to welcome Taylor to our gastroenterology team,” said Sue Shugart, FACHE, CPPS, chief executive officer of Haywood Regional Medical Center. “Her clinical experience, combined with her commitment to patient-centered care and wellness, will be a great asset to our patients and our community.”
Haywood Regional Medical Center provides digestive health services including preventive screenings and advanced treatment options through coordinated care that emphasizes education and early detection. The hospital enhances community well-being through personalized health care according to the official website. The facility holds 154 beds according to the official website and includes both a 54,000-square-foot Health and Fitness Center as well as a 44,000-square-foot Outpatient Care Center on its campus according to the official website.
The center operates under Duke LifePoint Healthcare according to the official website, offers specialties such as orthopedics and cardiology through community facilities with full Chest Pain Center accreditation from the American College of Cardiology according to the official website, provides comprehensive health services throughout western North Carolina according to the official website, delivers community-based treatment options according to the official website, and was recognized by Healthgrades among America’s top hospitals for spine surgery according to the official website.
