Three applicants have filed certificate of need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop acute care beds in response to a need determination in the 2022 State Medical Facilities Plan for 67 acute care beds in the Buncombe/Graham/Madison/Yancey multicounty service area, The Transylvania Times reports.
Novant Health and Surgery Partners propose to develop a new acute care hospital in Asheville — Novant Health Asheville Medical Center — with 67 acute care beds, one dedicated C-section operating room and one operating room to be relocated from Outpatient Surgery Center of Asheville. The project is expected to cost $328.7 million and would be completed in January 2027.
Mission Hospital proposes to add 67 acute care beds to the main campus of its existing 733-bed hospital in Asheville. The project is expected to cost $125 million and would be completed in July 2026.
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation proposes to develop a new acute care hospital in Candler — AdventHealth Asheville — with 67 acute care beds, one dedicated C-section operating room and five procedure rooms. The project is expected to cost $254.1 million and would be completed in January 2025.
A public hearing for these projects will be held Aug. 12. Read more.
