HCA says it honored Mission sale agreement in 2024, the same year hospital faced immediate jeopardy • Asheville Watchdog

HCA says it honored Mission sale agreement in 2024, the same year hospital faced immediate jeopardy • Asheville Watchdog

HCA Healthcare, the corporate owner of Mission Hospital, maintains it honored its asset purchase agreement (APA) in 2024, the same year the federal government placed the facility in immediate jeopardy because of deficiencies in care in its emergency and oncology departments. HCA’s report, submitted to the independent monitor of Mission’s sale and obtained by Asheville Watchdog, makes no mention of the federal sanction, the toughest a hospital ca…