I wanted to be as close to the community as possible. So acute care allowed me to see the community in some of the more fragile states and be able to help facilitate the health of the community. Having transitioned now to med-surg, I'm getting to take care of a lot of more psychological needs. Overall, it's just showing compassion. I think if you take the time with every patient and you try to put yourselves in their shoes, that everyone is going to be able to kind of feel that you're giving them that attention, that care that they need. A7-West is a phenomenal unit. It is a small unit, but it has probably some of the best staff with the biggest hearts, just the culture they embrace, and a lot of people like hanging out outside of work as well. It really has more of a family vibe.

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TRANSCRIPT: Mission Health 2021 Impact Report HCA Healthcare, Named a World's Most Ethical Company 12 years. 186 Hospitals. 2,000+ Sites of Care. 20 States and United Kingdom. #3.4 Billion Charity and Uncompensated Care. $45 Million Charitable Community Contributions. 10,500+ Colleagues. Mission Hospital Recognitions America's 50 Best Hospitals – Healthgrades Nationally Recognized – Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade – Spring 2022 ELSO Center of Excellence – Gold Award for Excellence in Life Support Highest Ranked by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons North Carolina Great 100 Nurses 1,00+ Providers 119 Residents and Fellows Residencies: Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Transitional Year Fellowships: Addiction Medicine, Consult-Liasion Psych, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Sport Medicine, Surgical Critical Care Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Pillars Patients, Suppliers, Colleagues, Community $2.5M+ Towards Continuing Community Programs $750K+ in Cash and In-Kind Donations to Charitable Organizations Raised $140K for United Way $35K to Flood Relief Efforts 32,000 Stop-the-Bleed Kits to Schools 5,377 LBS of Food Collect for WNC Pantries 157 LBS of Drugs Collected with Crush the Crisis Drug Take Back Paid $53 Million+ in State Taxes $277 Million+ Provided in Financial Assistance $168 Million+ in Capital Investment Since 2019 $814 Million+ Payroll and Benefits Added a Third MAMA Helicopter Advanced Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgeries Keeping Our Home Health Teams Fueled During Gas Shortage 2,000+ COVID Patients Treated Opened Mask Manufacturing in Asheville Mission Hospital #1 Survival Rate in NC for Patients Experiencing a Heart Attack Named Top 5% in Nation for Cardiology Services by Healthgrades Partnership with Sarah Cannon, the cancer institute of HCA Healthcare 4,100+ babies delivered Only level III NICU in WNC WNC's only Children's Hospital and Pediatric ER Destination for emergency and level II trauma care Looking Forward 120-Bed Sweeten Creek Mental Health and Wellness Center Renovations of Mission Hospital Women's Pavilion New $65 Million Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC $20 Million Inpatient Bed Expansion at Mission Hospital McMcDowell Mission Health Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

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