Weaverville Hospital Construction Proceeds as NC High Court Ends HCA Appeal
By Marge | Published 2025-12-13T19:54:40.629+00:00
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Weaverville -- December 13, 2025: The North Carolina Supreme Court has delivered a decisive blow to the nearly three-year legal challenge by HCA Healthcare/Mission Health, refusing to hear the appeal contesting the Certificate of Need (CON) awarded to AdventHealth. This decision effectively clears the final barrier, allowing AdventHealth to proceed with building its highly anticipated new hospital in Weaverville.
The End of a Long Legal FightThe ruling on the original 67-bed CON upholds the state's prior approvals and dismisses HCA/Mission Health's arguments that regulators erred in granting the certificate to a competitor.The Dispute: The legal battle centered on the Certificate of Need law, which requires state permission for new medical facilities. HCA, which owns Mission Hospital and holds a near-monopoly on acute care in Buncombe County, vehemently opposed the entry of a rival, citing concerns about