Medical

Mission Hospitals:
Mission Hospitals is the regional medical referral center for the western quarter of North Carolina and parts of several adjoining states. Mission Hospitals was formed from Asheville’s two private acute care hospitals in the late 1990’s. An organizational partnership in 1996 was followed by a full merger in 1999 when St. Joseph’s Hospital was purchased from the Sisters of Mercy by Memorial Mission Medical Center. Mission operates under a Certificate of Public Advantage issued by the State of North Carolina and designed to ensure that its charges are fair and it provides documented benefit to the community.

Key Facts
Five adult intensive care units (Neurotrauma ICU, Coronary ICU, Cardiovascular ICU, and two Medical-Surgical ICUs).
Two pediatric intensive care units (Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU).
Level II trauma center.
Freestanding outpatient surgery center developed in a joint venture with staff physicians

Awards & Recognition
• A 2004 study, commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund Mission, named Mission as one of the top hospitals in the nation.
• Mission was selected as one of America's Top 100 Hospitals in 2004 by Solucient, which conducted an independent analysis of publicly available data from more than 6,000 acute care general hospitals to assess quality, operational efficiency, financial performance and adaptation to change.

Mission Hospitals
509 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
828-213-1111
http://missionhospitals.org

Source: Mission Hospitals(2005)

VAMC Asheville:
The Asheville VA Medical Center is a tertiary care facility in all areas except hemodialysis, neurosurgery, and radiation therapy, and is classified as a Clinical Referral Level II Facility. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. The Asheville VA Medical Center (AVAMC) consists of 112 hospital beds and a 120-bed Extended Care and Rehabilitation Center. AVAMC also operates a Home Based Primary Care Program and a Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (SARRTP). The medical center is particularly known for its strong programs in cardiac (open heart), vascular and thoracic surgery.

VA Medical Center
1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805
828-298-7911
www.va.gov

Source: VA Hospital(2005)

Other Area Hospitals:

Thoms Rehabilitation Health Services
68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28803
828-274-2400
www.thoms.org

Sisters of Mercy
445 Biltmore Avenue, Suite 501
Asheville, NC 28801
828-281-3498
www.mercync.org

Community Care Partners
68 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, NC 28803
828-277-4800
www.carepartners.org

American Red Cross Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter
100 Edgewood Road, Asheville, NC 28804
828-258-3888
www.ashevillemountainredcross.org