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AdventHealth buys 25 acres in Weaverville to build a new hospital

WebProperty records show that AdventHealth paid $7.5 million in February this year for four adjoining parcels comprising 25.45 acres on Ollie Weaver Road in …

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Doctors’ lawsuit: HCA Healthcare and TeamHealth overcharged …

WebAfter April 15, 2020, when TeamHealth started delivering contracted services to Mission Hospital’s Emergency Department, the number of trauma activations surged, …

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Dogwood announces new independent monitor of HCA-Mission …

WebDogwood Health Trust announced Tuesday the appointment of the new independent monitor responsible for ensuring HCA Healthcare lives up to the …

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‘It doesn’t have to be this way:’ Watchdog event panelists decry …

WebAn Asheville Watchdog community event focusing on the crisis of health care at Mission Hospital drew an audience of about 350 Tuesday evening amid calls for HCA …

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State inspectors visit Mission Hospital following nurses’ complaints

WebThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is conducting an on-site inspection of Mission Hospital this week following complaints about policies, …

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State AG has been investigating Mission Hospital, but some …

WebNorth Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has investigated Mission Health since the start of the year, focusing on cancer care and whether the hospital system is …

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CMS lifts Mission’s immediate jeopardy; inspectors to return in …

WebMission Hospital is no longer in immediate jeopardy, but inspectors will return to the hospital for another survey in three months, according to a U.S. Centers for …

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A Done Deal: How Mission Health Wooed HCA • Asheville Watchdog

WebThe news stunned Asheville and Western North Carolina, where Mission Health System Inc. was the area’s largest employer, its main healthcare provider, and a …

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Mission sale wasn’t good for HCA either: A former top exec argues …

WebMission Health should not have been sold to HCA. What is less obvious, but more important for the future of healthcare in western North Carolina, is that the …

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Quality of Care Concerns Rise at Mission Hospital

WebKaren Sanders, who holds a master’s degree in nursing and worked at Mission Hospital for 16 years, said she has been “horrified” to witness what she said is a …

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Nonprofit Mission Made Lots of Profits. Especially for Bosses.

WebEspecially for Bosses. by PETER LEWIS December 9, 2020. For a hospital system organized as a not-for-profit charity, Mission Health made a lot of profits. The …

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Down Town, Part 6: The Mental Health Maze • Asheville Watchdog

WebAs Asheville Watchdog previously reported in our series “Down Town,” mental illness often goes hand in hand with drug use — mainly methamphetamine and …

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Conditions at Asheville's Mission Hospital pose 'immediate …

WebMission Hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding because of deficiencies in care that were so severe, state inspectors concluded last month, that they …

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Ratings Company Says Asheville's Mission Is the

WebBecause hospital raters like Healthgrades charge hospitals a fee to use their ratings in their marketing materials, the ratings are “more a marketing ploy than a way to …

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2 Quit Board of Transylvania Hospital, Saying 'We Fear for Its …

WebTwo long-time members of the Transylvania Regional Hospital board of directors resigned Monday, saying they were “embarrassed” to have supported the sale …

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Angered and Dissatisfied, Some Mission Patients Seek Healthcare

WebMany retirees and former patients said they were angered and disillusioned. Some local residents, including those who spent their careers in medicine, are now …

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Mission Hospital Charity Care Following HCA’s Acquisition

WebWORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE – WORKING DRAFT Wake Forest University, Health Law & Policy Program 4 Distinguishing Emergent from Medically Necessary Care …

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HCA, responding to Stein lawsuit, says it never committed to …

WebHCA never promised to provide quality health care, lawyers for the hospital chain argue in asking a court to dismiss North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s …

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