Novant Health submits proposal for new Buncombe County hospital
Apr 30, 2024 05:53PM ● By WNC Business
WINSTON-SALEM – Novant Health announced it will apply to build a new 26-bed cancer-focused hospital in Buncombe County. The proposed hospital, Novant Health Asheville Medical Center, will be built on a 24-acre site located at 455 Long Shoals Road.
Novant Health opened Novant Health Surgical Partners - Biltmore in November 2023, stabilizing access in Western North Carolina to specialty surgical services, including surgical oncology. The proposed hospital will combine the expertise of local physicians with resources from our Novant Health Cancer Institute, which has the ability to treat more than 100 different types of cancer with an aggressive, leading-edge approach focused on the patient’s physical and emotional needs.
In addition to the proposed hospital, Novant Health is also committing $20 million over the next five years to further develop rural primary care and has acquired space at 1815 Hendersonville Road in Asheville to open a multispecialty medical office building. Within the past year, the health system has also expanded urgent care services with three Novant Health GoHealth urgent care centers in Black Mountain and Asheville.
Novant Health opened Novant Health Surgical Partners - Biltmore in November 2023, stabilizing access in Western North Carolina to specialty surgical services, including surgical oncology. The proposed hospital will combine the expertise of local physicians with resources from our Novant Health Cancer Institute, which has the ability to treat more than 100 different types of cancer with an aggressive, leading-edge approach focused on the patient’s physical and emotional needs.
In addition to the proposed hospital, Novant Health is also committing $20 million over the next five years to further develop rural primary care and has acquired space at 1815 Hendersonville Road in Asheville to open a multispecialty medical office building. Within the past year, the health system has also expanded urgent care services with three Novant Health GoHealth urgent care centers in Black Mountain and Asheville.
About Novant Health:
Novant Health is an integrated network of hospitals, physician clinics and outpatient facilities that delivers healthcare to communities in North Carolina and South Carolina. The Novant Health network consists of more than 2,000 physicians and nearly 40,000 team members who provide care at more than 850 locations, including 19 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient facilities and physician clinics. In 2023, Novant Health provided more than $1.6 billion in community benefit, including financial assistance and services. For more information, visit NovantHealth.org.
Source: Novant Health
Source: Novant Health