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High Country Area Agency on Aging Director, Zack Green, Named to the Rural Health Transformation Advisory Committee

Aug 06, 2026 11:44AM ● By WNC Business

Zack Green, director of the High Country Area Agency on Aging, was named to the Rural Health Transformation Advisory Committee formed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

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Watauga Medical Center Earns Full Transparency Badge from The Leapfrog Group

Aug 04, 2026 12:34PM ● By WNC Business

Watauga Medical Center has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge, recognizing the hospital's commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

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AdventHealth Hendersonville and AdventHealth Polk Earn 2026 Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge

Jul 29, 2026 10:52AM ● By WNC Business

AdventHealth Hendersonville and AdventHealth Polk have both earned the 2026 Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge from The Leapfrog Group.

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AdventHealth North Carolina Earns Recognition from Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Jul 28, 2026 10:19AM ● By WNC Business

AdventHealth North Carolina has earned Age-Friendly Health System — Excellence in System-wide Spread recognition from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI).

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Mission Hospital Nationally Recognized for Excellence in Stroke Care

Jul 27, 2026 03:36PM ● By WNC Business

Mission Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award.

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Carolina West Urgent Care Opens Sylva Location

Jul 26, 2026 03:28PM ● By WNC Business

Carolina West Urgent Care has opened its location at 90 E. Main Street, Suite 2, in Sylva.

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AdventHealth Hendersonville and Yancey County EMS Launch Program for Rural Emergency Care

Jul 07, 2026 03:39PM ● By WNC Business

AdventHealth Hendersonville and Yancey County EMS have launched a new Prehospital Transfusion Program, bringing lifesaving care closer to patients in a rural county where terrain and travel time can delay treatment.

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Aeroflow Health Acquires Canopie

Jun 25, 2026 09:51AM ● By WNC Business

Aeroflow Health, a technology-enabled healthcare company serving millions of patients annually through its network of medical products and services, has acquired Canopie, Inc., a digital health company redefining support for new mothers through scalable, evidence-based preventative care.

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Colorectal Surgeon Colin Bird Joins AdventHealth

Jun 10, 2026 02:07PM ● By WNC Business

Colin Bird, MD, is joining AdventHealth to help expand access to specialized colorectal and surgical oncology care.

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New Outreach Specialist Joins UNC Health Appalachian

Jun 02, 2026 01:28PM ● By WNC Business

Deanne Smith has joined UNC Health Appalachian as outreach specialist.

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