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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 […]
(click to enlarge) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (March 4, 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 is actively reducing […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 28, 2020) – For the third straight year, Mission Health was selected as the official Health Partner of the SoCon Basketball Tournament. Under the partnership, Mission Sports Medicine’s orthopedic and primary care sports medicine physicians will oversee care for Division I Men’s and Women’s student athletes, providing primary, emergency, musculoskeletal and concussion […]
Join us in congratulating our most recent Mission Hospital quarterly DAISY Award Honorees for Extraordinary Nurses! Kayla Peninger, RN, BSN Oncology Nomination from a family member “This young woman is one of the best. My sister was diagnosed with cancer on 22 of August. She is a 12-hr employee that never showed anger, tiredness, being […]
The following story appeared in The Transylvania Times on January 13, 2020. CarePartners Were Wonderful Brevard, N.C. (January 13, 2020) – There are many reasons to feel lucky to live in this area. Add this one to the long list: an extraordinary group of talented and caring nurses, social workers, therapists and others who provide help and comfort […]
BREVARD, N.C. (January 15, 2020) – Transylvania Regional Hospital has earned a spot on the Top 20 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) list, which is created annually by the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA) Rural Health Policy Institute, iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Critical Access Hospitals are rural community hospitals with […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (January 10, 2020) – There has been an increase in reported influenza-like illnesses throughout North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Public Health Division, the influenza-like illness activity in the state has reached more than 6 percent, and local transmission has increased. As a result, Mission Health is implementing the Mission Health Visitor Restriction […]
Mission Health nurses and colleagues recently attended a celebration honoring six of our own as North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses at the annual Great 100, Inc. Gala. ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Since 1989, the Great 100, Inc. has recognized admired and influential nurses across North Carolina, recognizing 100 nurses from the state who are nominated by their peers […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (December 30th, 2019) – On December 11th, 2019, Mission Hospital became the first in the western North Carolina region to offer robotic-arm-assisted surgery for total knee replacement. This latest advancement in joint surgery transforms the way total knee replacements are performed. “Robotic surgery is changing the way joint replacement surgeries are performed by providing […]
The following story appeared in The Transylvania Times on December 16, 2019. Kudos to Transylvania Regional Hospital Brevard, N.C. (December 16, 2019) – I have just returned home from having hernia surgery at Transylvania Regional Hospital. What amazing service and care provided by Dr. Chavarria and his team. From the time of my arrival to discharge, there was […]
2020 Study Finds Top Performing Hospitals Provide Improved Patient Care More than Peers ASHEVILLE, N.C. (November 21, 2019) – Mission Hospital was this week named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson Health. The study spotlights the top-performing cardiovascular hospitals in the US based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational […]