Novant Health will seek permission from the state to build a hospital in Buncombe County, competing with AdventHealth for 129 acute-care beds, Asheville Watchdog has learned.
“Over the past year, we’ve worked closely with the community and local physicians to grow our specialty care network in the region and look forward to applying in October for the additional beds outlined by the State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP),” a spokesperson for the Winston-Salem-based nonprofit healthcare company told The Watchdog. “We will share more details about the proposed hospital soon and will continue to provide updates at NovantHealth.org/WesternNC.”
Buncombe, Graham, Madison and Yancey counties need 129 acute-care beds, according to the 2025 SMFP. Novant will apply for those through the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) system, which subjects medical expansions to a competitive process…