A 12-page working draft report out of Wake Forest University titled “Mission Hospital’s Financial Performance Under HCA” collates information from federal data, HCA’s own projections, and other studies to show how the Asheville hospital has prospered since the $1.5 billion purchase five years ago.
Buncombe County filed a motion to intervene in N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA Healthcare and Mission Health. The county seeks more than $3 million in damages from HCA and Mission.
AdventHealth anticipates opening the new hospital in two to three years, spokesperson Victoria Dunkle says.
Press release from Buncombe County: On Wednesday, April 3, Buncombe County filed a Motion to Intervene and proposed Intervenor Complaint in Attorney General Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA for breach of contract requesting a permanent injunction and compliance with its obligations to provide emergency and trauma services and oncology services at the same level of quality […]
Press release from Dogwood Health Trust: Asheville, N.C. – Dogwood Health Trust has selected Affiliated Monitors, Inc. (AMI) to provide independent monitor services and oversee HCA Healthcare’s compliance with its commitments set forth in the purchase agreement for Mission Health System. Their engagement as Independent Monitor (IM) began on April 1, 2024. The North Carolina […]
“Recently, there has been a local movement to buy individual shares of HCA stock and submit a shareholder resolution to address the company’s profit-first business strategy at Mission.”
Press release from Gibbins Advisors: Public meetings hosted by the Independent Monitor for Mission Health System will continue next week in several communities across Western North Carolina. The next two meetings will take place on February 27th for McDowell county, relating to Mission Hospital McDowell, and on February 28th for Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey counties, […]
The 384-page document details why CMS placed the hospital in immediate jeopardy, the most serious sanction a hospital can face. It spotlights not only patient deaths and long delays in care but also a lack of available rooms, a lack of governing bodies “responsible for the conduct of the hospital,” and multiple leadership failures.
The Buncombe County Veterans Treatment Court debuted “Voices of Recovery,” a podcast hosted by program director, licensed clinical social worker and Marine Corps veteran Kevin Rumley. The podcast addresses mental health treatment and recovery from substance misuse as alternatives to incarceration. The Veterans Treatment Court, a voluntary program for U.S. veterans who are facing certain […]
Mission Hospital has been officially informed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that it is in “immediate jeopardy” related to deficiencies in care, according to an internal email obtained by Asheville Watchdog.
Asheville Watchdog hosts “HCA-Mission at Five Years: What Can We Do to Restore Better Healthcare in WNC?” The Jan. 23 event featured five panelists: Dr. Clay Ballantine; Brevard Mayor Maureen Copelof; Dr. R. Bruce Kelly; patient advocate and nurse Karen Sanders; and state Sen. Julie Mayfield, D-Buncombe.
Press release from Hall Strategies: Public meetings hosted by the Independent Monitor for Mission Health System will continue next month in several communities across Western North Carolina. These meetings will complete the series of six Independent Monitor meetings commenced in October 2023. The next two meetings will take place on February 27th (relating to Mission Hospital […]
Press release from Gibbins Advisors: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA (January 22nd, 2024) – Public meetings hosted by the Independent Monitor for Mission Health System will continue next month in several communities across Western North Carolina. These meetings will complete the series of six Independent Monitor meetings commenced in October 2023. The next two meetings will take place […]
Failure to correct the deficiencies could threaten the financial viability of the hospital system. The majority of patients in Western North Carolina are on Medicare, Medicaid or uninsured.
Dogwood Health Trust announced Jan. 2 it is seeking a request for proposals to provide independent monitor, or IM, services to oversee HCA Healthcare. HCA purchased the nonprofit Mission Hospital for $1.5 billion in 2019, and the nonprofit Dogwood Health Trust was formed as part of the sale. In its asset purchase agreement, HCA made 15 commitments […]
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Dr. Scott Joslin is one of more than 130 doctors who signed a public letter in October decrying HCA Healthcare for “gutting” the local health care system and is the physician most cited — 17 times — in a lawsuit against HCA filed by Democratic gubernatorial candidate and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in December.
Press release from Dogwood Health Trust: Dogwood Health Trust announced today a request for proposals (RFP) from qualified organizations to provide independent monitor services to oversee HCA Healthcare’s compliance with its commitment to provide quality healthcare across Western North Carolina. A change in the scope of work for the Independent Monitor (IM) has prompted the need […]
“My idea is to sue to reclaim the name ‘Mission Hospital.’”
News release from National Nurses United: Registered nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., applaud North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein for filing a lawsuit today against HCA for violating the asset purchase agreement it made when it acquired Mission Health in 2019, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). The lawsuit alleges that […]
News release from the N.C. Department of Justice: Attorney General Josh Stein today sued HCA Healthcare for failing to comply with the Asset Purchase Agreement it executed when it purchased Mission Health System in 2019. Attorney General Stein alleges that HCA is not providing the quality, consistent emergency and cancer care for western North Carolinians […]
