Mission Hospital's Troubled ER Set to Triple Care Spaces with $18M in Provincial Funding

Mission hospital's troubled ER set to triple care spaces with $18M in provincial funding

Mission Memorial Hospital’s emergency department is set for an $18-million overhaul — welcome news for a community that has faced persistent ER closures and service disruptions since last summer.

Independent monitor says it’s paying attention to quality of care at Mission Hospital • Asheville Watchdog

The independent monitor of HCA Healthcare’s purchase of the Mission Health system is paying attention to quality-of-care issues, its leader told nearly 70 community members during a public meeting Tuesday night. “Our position as independent monitor is that quality is inherent in the delivery of medicine,” Affiliated Monitors Managing Director Gerald Coyne said. “Quality is a metric in [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] standards, and so …