Mission Hospital to Evaluate Leaders After Patient-Care Violations
By Marcus Thompson | Published 2026-03-22T18:25:32.337Z
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Location: Asheville, NC, Buncombe County
Mission Hospital faces scrutiny after patient-care violations. Leadership to be evaluated following 'Immediate Jeopardy' sanction. Read more here.
Buncombe County -- March 22, 2026: Mission Hospital, the largest healthcare provider in Western North Carolina, will evaluate the “capacity and competency” of its leadership and staff following a series of "Immediate Jeopardy" sanctions that have put the facility’s federal funding at risk. The decision, detailed in an enhanced plan of correction obtained by Asheville Watchdog, follows a recurring pattern of quality-of-care violations.The enhanced plan, accepted by the Centers for Medicare &
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