In his last action as the interim-CEO of MedWest Haywood, John Young, western division vice president for Carolinas Healthcare System, introduced Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, who took the reins at the local hospital in mid-December.

Young called the time a “bittersweet moment” for him, saying he became very engaged in the community since taking over the interim job and has learned “how much this community cares about its hospital.” He said Sinacore-Jaberg is very enthusiastic about the opportunity and will be able to spend all her energy on making MedWest-Haywood successful.

“I’ve never seen anyone as excited as Janie about coming to this community,” he added.

In her brief remarks to the board, Sinacore-Jaberg said she looks forward to working closely with the commissioners and others in the ...