BUNCOMBE COUNTY (WLOS) — AdventHealth applies for a Certificate of Need (CON) to add 129 acute care beds to the already approved hospital construction in Buncombe County, according to a news release from July 7.
The proposed beds will be an addition to the 93 beds already approved by the state for the hospital in Weaverville.
The approved hospital currently includes:
- Labor and delivery rooms with a C-section operating room
- Medical and surgical inpatient beds
- Intensive care unit beds
- Surgical suites
- A full emergency department
- Advanced imaging and lab services
With a total of 222 beds, the community will have more access to higher-level emergency and specialty care, along with more choices for how and where to receive care…