ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Mission Health, the organization behind Asheville regional hospital Mission Hospital, has received a deluge of support and resources as the healthcare provider scrambles to aid a post-hurricane city.

Nancy Lindell, the Director of Public and Media Relations for Mission Health, issued a list of statistics for the aid that has been extended to the hospital as of Saturday, Oct. 5.

Highlights included:

  • Approximately 400 nurses from 8 different states, including from as far away as Texas, Utah and California, arrived to support Mission Health caregivers
  • More than 1,800 patients have been cared for at Mission Hospital since Hurricane Helene hit
  • More than 50 babies have been delivered since Helene hit
  • “Mini Marts” have been set up inside the hospital for Mission employees, offering amenities like free groceries, water and toiletries
  • The HCA Healthcare Hope Fund, a charity organized and run by employees of Mission Health parent company HCA Healthcare, has donated nearly $600,000 to more than 550 HCA Healthcare workers in the wake of the disaster
  • Mission Health has contributed $1 million to several relief organizations in Asheville, including the American Red Cross of North Carolina and United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County

Beholding this dazzling array of generosity at Mission, Lindell spoke for the room.

“I think we are all witnessing the strength and compassion of our community,” Lindell said.

However, there is still more work to do. Mission is still in constant need of certain resources.

“Water, mostly,” Lindell admitted.

The hospital has been working through hundreds of thousands of gallons of water a day.

As Asheville waits for water services to get up and running, the hospital continues to require water to keep going at a sprint.

“Given the ongoing water issues in the city of Asheville, it is important to preserve as much potable water as possible for general hospital use,” Lindell said in her Oct. 5 statement. “We are exploring alternative ways, including the drilling of additional wells, to provide water to cool our HVAC units so we can continue to maintain proper temperatures in our hospital. We are hopeful that the Asheville community’s infrastructure will be restored soon.”

Until then, the hospital continues to evaluate how best to serve the community around it.