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Opinion: HCA/Mission's 'ruthless cost-cutting' damaged psychiatric care, run off doctors
In cutting costs, HCA has decreased Mission’s staff by 27%. The result has been a decrease in quality and widespread dissatisfaction among staff and patients.
Mission nurses vote overwhelmingly to strike
Date has not been set; historic action could still be averted through bargaining and would be limited to one day
More than half of Mission’s remaining staff neurologists say they are resigning, citing burnout, ‘nausea and fury’
Hospital to rely on telemedicine to provide after-hours critical care for stroke patients in Asheville and WNC
HCA chased Mission doctors away and made a ‘debacle’ of emergency department, draft academic report says
Mission Hospital is the subject of a 49-page academic report, “Changes in Patient Care Following HCA’s Purchase of Mission Hospital.
New independent monitor finds HCA in potential non-compliance with Mission asset purchase agreement
Affiliated Monitors Inc. found that HCA was potentially in non-compliance with the Asset Purchase Agreement in the areas of emergency and oncology services.
Josh Stein’s office wants state health department to deny Mission’s bed expansion application
Letter from NCDOJ calls HCA hospital “poor candidate to promote competition,” says hospital has endangered patients
Opinion: Reclaiming our right to quality health care: Introducing Reclaim Healthcare WNC
We are giving voice to the concerns of our community, including those who are afraid of reprisal, and creating multiple pressure points intended to move Mission to new ownership.
Brevard mayor backs grassroots effort Reclaim Healthcare WNC
Brevard Mayor Maureen Copelof is putting her support behind a volunteer-led grassroots coalition.
Opinion: Physician reflects on sense of shared loss after HCA bought Mission Hospital
Mission was home away from home for all of us. We were there to meet the community and region’s needs.
Former Mission chaplain: “The moral injury that is happening there daily is staggering”
Missy Harris, a co-pastor for the Circle of Mercy congregation in East Asheville, served as a part-time chaplain at Mission Hospital from 2018 to 2023.
Opinion: What would heart surgeon Charlie Keller say about Mission Hospital today?
What would outspoken heart surgeon Charlie Keller, founder of Mission Hospital’s nationally acclaimed heart program, say about the dismantling of our community’s world-class hospital?
Former Mission Health doctor describes 'slow-speed train crash' that led to state lawsuit
Dr. Scott Joslin Speaks Out About Why He Left Mission Health.
Press Conference Highlights Deficiencies in Mission’s Plan of Correction
Doctors, nurses, state leaders, and patient advocates expressed dissatisfaction with the hospital's Plan of Correction (POC).
Opinion: HCA immediate jeopardy incidents could be disaster for WNC health care
As faith leaders, we see our local hospitals as sacred spaces. We understand the vital role of our healthcare system.
Opinion: Mission Hospital used to have world-class cancer center; that changed with HCA
Pre-HCA, Mission Hospital had a world class cancer center, the foundation of which were over a dozen medical oncologists contracted by Mission to provide this care.
State attorney general, doctors and nurses criticize HCA over patient care at North Carolina's Mission Hospital
The attorney general's office says HCA is not living up to its purchase agreement and may face a lawsuit if it does not make fixes within 40 days.
Former Mission chief of staff: ‘I truly felt like it was a moral injury’ to work for hospital
Dr. Michael Frisch worked at Mission Hospital for 15 years, including as chief of staff at the time of its sale to HCA Healthcare.
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