UNC Health has purchased the Westgate Shopping Center as it seeks to expand its presence in western North Carolina.
The nonprofit hospital system bought the site, which sits off Interstate 240 in Asheville, for nearly $20 million, according to property records. It applied for state approval last month to build a 92-bed hospital there.
UNC Health spokesperson Alan Wolf said the proposed hospital is a “key part” of the organization’s goal to improve the health of all North Carolinians…