WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — A hospital aimed at expanding access to health care in Western North Carolina moved a step closer to reality Thursday as AdventHealth leaders and state officials broke ground in Weaverville.
The project, announced after years of regional planning and collaboration, is expected to serve residents across Buncombe, Madison, Yancey and Graham counties, where access to care, especially in rural areas, has remained a persistent challenge.
Officials said the facility will bring emergency, inpatient and specialty services closer to communities that often travel long distances for treatment.
“This is more than a construction project,” said Mike Thompson, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Southeast region. “It represents an investment in healing, wholeness and hope for Western North Carolina.”…