Asheville's Healthcare the Best in Western North Carolina

ASHEVILLE IS WNC'S HEALTHCARE HUB:
Asheville is very fortunate to have the best healthcare facilities in Western North Carolina. Mission Hospitals of Asheville is the regional referral center for Western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospitals of Asheville is made up of two hospitals – Memorial and St. Joseph. The Memorial and St. Joseph Campus’ are located close to downtown Asheville off of Biltmore Avenue. Mission Hospitals is licensed for more than 800 beds and bassinets and has a medical staff of more than 650 physicians in more than 50 specialties. Mission Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Asheville with nearly 6,000 employees, including nearly 1,700 RNs and more than 800 volunteers.

Mission, nationally recognized, was named a Top 50 Hospital in Orthopedics by U.S. News and World Report in 2006: http://missionhospitals.org/body.cfm?id=100&oTopID=11 . Mission was also selected as one of the nation’s Top 100 Heart Hospitals by Solucient in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 and in 2007 by Thomson. The Heart Services department of Mission http://missionhospitals.org/body.cfm?id=64&oTopID=11 This distinguished award was given to Mission Hospital’s Heart Services for overall outcomes for congestive heart failure, heart attacks, bypass surgery, angioplasties, and other coronary problems. Visit: http://www.missionhospitals.org/ for more information.

Asheville VA Medical Center (VAMC) serves veterans in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and upstate South Carolina and Georgia in its main medical center and community-based outpatient clinic. Visit http://www.asheville.va.gov/ for more information.

Since Asheville serves so many surrounding areas in the Western North Carolina region, it has become a hub for health care services. Additionally, there are a plethora of other health care services in Asheville, including dentists, women’s health care, chiropractors, dermatologists, cancer treatment, massage therapists, acupuncturists/herbalists, and more.

For a more comprehensive list of healthcare providers in Western North Carolina, visit: http://www.keswickhills.com/ashevilleresources.html#health