Deadline Arrives for Acute Bed Expansion Plans in North Carolina
Summary
Health systems in North Carolina must submit their proposals by Wednesday to expand hospital facilities with acute care beds in Buncombe County. Four health systems—AdventHealth, Mission Health, Novant Health, and UNC Health—are competing for the opportunity to build or expand facilities in the area to meet growing healthcare needs.Key Facts
- Health systems are submitting proposals to add acute care beds in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
- AdventHealth, Mission Health, Novant Health, and UNC Health are interested in undertaking these expansion projects.
- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services identified the need for 129 new acute care beds by 2025 in Buncombe County.
- UNC Health plans to build UNC Health West Medical Center, a 129-bed hospital in Buncombe County, providing services like emergency care and adult psychiatry.
- Novant Health has proposed building a 34-bed hospital that includes multiple healthcare services.
- Mission Health, part of HCA Healthcare, confirmed its plan to apply for 129 new beds, which are part of the latest proposals.
- AdventHealth submitted a proposal to expand, which could extend its whole-person care approach to Western North Carolina.
- The review process for these expansion projects will start in November under North Carolina’s Certificate of Need program.
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