Andrew Jones

1 week ago | biltmorebeacon.com | Andrew Jones

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services representatives conducted an unannounced investigation of nurse complaints at Mission Hospital this month on behalf of the top federal health agency in the nation, Asheville Watchdog has learned. An NCDHHS spokesperson said that employees from the department’s Division of Health Service Regulation would be there for an undetermined amount of time.

2 weeks ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. 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.

3 weeks ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services representatives are at Mission Hospital conducting an unannounced investigation of nurse complaints on behalf of the top federal health agency in the nation, Asheville Watchdog has learned.

3 weeks ago | avlwatchdog.org | Andrew Jones

Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. 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.

3 weeks ago | biltmorebeacon.com | Andrew Jones

A 14-year-old died by suicide Saturday at a Weaverville residential treatment program for girls owned by the same company that ran a Transylvania County youth camp where a 12-year-old boy died in 2024. The death occurred at Asheville Academy, which serves 10- to 18-year olds, according to a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office report. The death was reported at 4:33 p.m. Saturday, according to the report, which provided few details. It did note that “personal weapons” were used.