Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Mission Hospital placed in Immediate Jeopardy again

Advocates say chronic understaffing continues to endanger patients, Mission disputes findings, pledges cooperation

Community
3 months ago
Shutdown could hit Asheville area dinner tables next month

USDA orders states to pause SNAP benefit processing as funding uncertainty looms; state officials brace for funding lapse

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
State wants Immediate Jeopardy status for Mission Hospital

Patient safety lapses, including telemetry and transport failures, cited; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make final decision

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Rutherford County flock tests positive for avian flu

State officials confirm highly contagious HPAI in backyard poultry; low risk to humans

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Putting the Y in ‘graveyard smash:’ YMCA to host Monster Mash dance

The YMCA of Western North Carolina must have been working out in the lab late one night. The Reuter Family YMCA in South Asheville will host a Monster Mash dance for the whole family this weekend.

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Asheville area optometrist weighs telehealth trade-offs

State optometry board moves to tighten rules as lawmakers, corporate telemedicine firms and doctors clash over standards

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
4 hospital systems face off over expansion in Asheville area

AdventHealth, Mission, Novant and UNC Health systems file competing applications for 129 new beds

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
Fewer ER visits for respiratory illnesses reported in Asheville area

State data show declines in COVID-like and flu-like symptoms across Western North Carolina

Health & Wellness
3 months ago
YMCA of WNC names new president and CEO

After Paul Vest, longtime CEO of the YMCA of Western North Carolina, announced his retirement earlier this year, the organization has named a successor. Tim Blenco, current chief operating officer of the YMCA of WNC, will step into the leadership position on Dec. 1, 2025.

Business
3 months ago
Halloween fun in Asheville supports breast cancer research

Boos for Boobs fundraiser and Making Strides 5K walk and run raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society

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