ASHEVILLE, NC (April 22, 2017) – For a remarkable fifth time in the past six years, Mission Health has been named once again one of the nation’s Top 15 Health Systems by Truven Health Analytics, an IBM Company and part of IBM Watson Health. The Truven Health study identifies the nation’s 15 best health systems […]
ASHEVILLE, NC (March 6, 2017) – Business North Carolina, a top source of business and commerce information for the state, named Mission Hospital #1 in its list of Best Hospitals in the new March 2017 issue, in a tie with Duke University Hospital. The list was created through objective analysis of all adult, acute-care hospitals […]
ASHEVILLE, NC (February 10, 2017) – Two Mission Health member hospitals recently earned coveted places on 2017’s Top 100 Critical Access Hospital list, which is created annually by the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Policy Institute, iVantage Health Analytics, and the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Franklin’s Angel Medical Center and Transylvania Regional Hospital, […]
Thank you for supporting firefighters across our communities! The western North Carolina community has donated tons of supplies in recent days to the men and women fighting forest fires, and we sincerely appreciate your show of support and gratitude for the men and women battling the forest fires across our region. Through your generosity, we […]
Asheville, N.C. (Nov. 15, 2016) – Mission Health has provided 9,000 respirators to public health officials and emergency first responders for distribution in the community and has installed special air scrubbers at its member hospitals across western North Carolina as smoke from forest fires continues to cause concern. Mission Health provided the N95 respirators to […]
The Western North Carolina community has donated tons of supplies in recent days to the men and women fighting forest fires and now there’s an opportunity for the community to show its support with letters. Fire crews have traveled to the Southeast from across the nation to help – giving up time with their families […]
Members of the community got a first-hand look at the new Women’s Imaging Suite at Transylvania Regional Hospital with an open house event on Thursday, Oct. 27. The suite features a GE 3-D tomosynthesis mammography machine, a breast ultrasound and a bone density scanner. It has a reception area, and a consultation room and a […]
11 pm update: The telecommunications update is complete – we greatly appreciate your patience. A planned telecommunications upgrade will impact voicemail and telephone trees at Angel Medical Center and its outpatient practices Thursday evening (Aug. 18) beginning at 9 pm. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please dial 911. Callers may encounter a persistent […]
11 pm update: The planned telecommunications upgrade is now complete and all systems are operating normally. We sincerely appreciate your patience. A planned telecommunications upgrade will impact voicemail and telephone trees at Angel Medical Center and its outpatient practices Thursday evening (Aug. 18) beginning at 9 pm. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please […]
Marion, N.C. (July 16, 2016) — During construction on Saturday, July 16, 2016, phone lines to McDowell Hospital were inadvertently cut. This will impact calls to McDowell Hospital until approximately 8:30pm on Saturday, July 16th. For anyone in an emergency situation, please call 9-1-1. For anyone needing to contact a patient or employee of McDowell […]
Mission Health’s Patient Safety Institute launched last fall and was created to bring healthcare professionals together to cultivate a culture of safety. The goal is to provide tangible training and support for caregivers of all functions to implement best practices within the culture of their unit. With the Institute’s next conference fast approaching, Melanie Norman, Director […]