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| Founded | Dating back to 1885 |
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| Headquarters | |
| Parent | HCA Healthcare |
| Website | missionhealth |
Mission Health, based in Asheville, North Carolina, is the state's sixth-largest health system, serving much of western North Carolina. A sale to HCA Healthcare became final on February 1, 2019, in which it was sold as a nonprofit to a for-profit company.[1] The proceeds went to a nonprofit foundation, the Dogwood Health Trust, which plans to distribute annual grants focused on healthcare.[2]
Mission Health, which traces its roots in the region back to 1885, operates six hospitals, numerous outpatient and surgery centers, home health provider CarePartners, and the region's only dedicated Level II trauma center. Its medical staff consists of more than 1,000 physicians and is certified in more than 50 medical specialties and sub-specialties. Mission Health has seven Centers of Excellence: Cancer, Heart, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Trauma, Women's Health, and Mission Children's Hospital, the region's only children's hospital.
Mission Hospital, located in Asheville, is the system's flagship hospital and is licensed for 815 beds. It is the regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care.
Other Mission Health member hospitals include Angel Medical Center in Franklin, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital in Spruce Pine, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands, McDowell Hospital in Marion and Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard.
- ^ Gaynor, Martin; Economist, Health Care; University, Carnegie Mellon. "Can A Community Hospital Stick To Its Mission When It Goes For-Profit?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ Stone, Jessi. "Hospital foundations find new mission". www.smokymountainnews.com. Retrieved 2019-06-09.