ASHEVILLE, N.C. (May 4, 2020) – Mission Health is launching the HCA Healthcare Mission Fund, a $25 million innovation fund to support healthcare-related businesses in Western North Carolina. Created as part of Mission Health’s acquisition by HCA Healthcare – one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers – in early 2019, the HCA Healthcare Mission Fund will […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 27, 2020) –Within the next several days Mission Health plans to begin phasing back in certain services and procedures that were temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. To date, Mission Health has not seen the surge of COVID-19 patients initially anticipated when the pandemic first began to spread across the country. There have […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 24, 2020) –Mission Health announced the organization would be removing the emergency triage tents it placed at its hospitals last month. The tents, which were installed as part of standard emergency planning protocols and for training exercises, were to create additional capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic evolved. “Fortunately, we have not yet […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 22, 2020) – Mission Health and Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) today announced that effective April 27, Safe Kids WNC is transitioning to become a program of MAHEC. The entirety of the Safe Kids WNC program will remain fully operational throughout and after the transition of the program to MAHEC, and current […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (May 1, 2020) – Mission Health has begun to thoughtfully re-introduce certain procedures and surgeries at its facilities across Western North Carolina as it continues to monitor the dynamic shifts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “These procedures have been classified within tiers of urgency and acuity, allowing us to prioritize services as we take a […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (May 1, 2020) – Mission Health has released its 2019 Annual Report and Capital Expenditure Report summarizing HCA Healthcare’s accomplishments with the commitments made under the Asset Purchase Agreement relating to HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of Mission Health, including the progress it has made on multi-year commitments such as building a replacement hospital for Angel […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 3, 2020) – Mission Health, as part of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, is announcing a comprehensive effort to protect its colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few weeks, Mission Health has experienced a decrease in surgery and outpatient volume as a result of COVID-19, leading […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 2, 2020) – Mission Health announced that all staff and providers in all patient care areas will now wear masks, expanding their use beyond suspected or positive COVID cases. Masks will be optional only for staff in non-patient care areas who can consistently maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet aside […]
Tents Next Step in Emergency Planning Protocols ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March 31, 2020) – Mission Health announced today the organization would be moving forward with standing up tents at its hospitals in the coming days to create additional capacity for triaging patients outside of emergency departments, should it become necessary as the COVID-19 outbreak evolves. “All Mission […]
ASHEVILLE – March 21, 2020 As always Mission Health is working continually to help ensure we remain a safe place to work and provide care. To protect our patients and staff, at 7 p.m. tonight Mission Health will be elevating our visitor restrictions to Level 3, and will no longer allow visitors to any facilities […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March 21, 2020) – Today, Mission Hospital announced the suspension of all non-essential surgery and procedures effective Monday, March 23, in response to new CMS Guidelines issued as a result of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. “Mission Hospital has well-established protocols in place to care for patients with infectious diseases, and we have been […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March 17, 2020) – As always Mission Health is working continually to help ensure we remain a safe place to work and provide care. At this time, we currently have no confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) at any Mission Health facility. To protect our patients and staff, Mission Health has been screening all patients […]