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On The Town
3 weeks ago
Traffic delays expected around YWCA as pool renovation continues

The YWCA of Asheville anticipates temporary traffic changes and impacted facilities through next week as its ongoing pool renovation hits the next phase of construction.

MAMA flight paramedic John Carrico has logged roughly 1,100 patient flights during nearly 12 years with the medical airlift service.
Health & Wellness
4 weeks ago
40 years, 31,000 patients and one mission: MAMA keeps flying

Flight paramedic John Carrico says caring for people on their worst days is what keeps him coming back

HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen speaks during a Western North Carolina Health Policy Initiative discussion at MAHEC in Asheville on Aug. 28. Hazen addressed Mission Health’s staffing, patient capacity, patient flow and efforts to rebuild community trust.
Health & Wellness
4 weeks ago
HCA CEO Sam Hazen: Mission must ‘earn’ community trust

Hazen acknowledged shortcomings at Mission and outlined HCA’s plans for staffing, patient flow, capacity and accountability

Mission Hospital in Asheville is at the center of a new federal bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards targeting repeat patient-safety violations.
Health & Wellness
4 weeks ago
Edwards bill would fine hospitals $10,000 a day for repeat safety violations

Legislation comes after repeated federal ‘immediate jeopardy’ findings at Asheville’s Mission Hospital

Community
1 month ago
Asheville’s St. Joseph’s Hospital comes down, but memories remain

The historic hospital is nearly gone, but its memories and legacy live on among former workers and patients

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Mission Hospital files request for 10 additional newborn beds

Mission Health has submitted a certificate of need application to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for the development of 10 new neonatal beds at Mission Hospital in Asheville.

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Henderson County health care companies ask state for new care beds, MRI scanners

Fletcher Hospital Inc. and the Henderson County Hospital Corporation have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to expand medical faculties at two Mills River care sites.

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Local mental health nonprofit to host free Helene reflection meetings at ‘ground-zero’ areas

The “Reflect & Reconnect” sessions were organized by Resources For Resilience, an Asheville-based nonprofit dedicated to teaching Western North Carolina residents how to navigate trauma, stress and burnout.

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
UNC Asheville receives $1.2 million grant to expand health programs for older adults

The NC Center for Health and Wellness at the University of North Carolina Asheville has received a $1.2 million grant for the further development of an older adult health services education program.

Health & Wellness
1 month ago
Measles exposure reported at Asheville hotel, Hendersonville gas station

Anyone at the Holiday Inn Express on Smokey Park Highway Aug. 26 should monitor for symptoms through Sept. 16