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Commissioners to consider letter on Mission Hospital Level 1 trauma application at 5 p.m. meeting

5604928 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

Buncombe County commissioners discussed a draft letter urging state reviewers to examine quality-of-care and cost concerns in Mission Hospital's application to upgrade from Level 2 to Level 1 trauma designation, and agreed to place the item on the county's 5:00 p.m. meeting for an official vote.

Commissioner Voll introduced a draft letter asking North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Emergency Medical Services to exercise thorough review as it considers Mission Hospital's application to upgrade from a Level 2 to a Level 1 trauma center.

Voll said the county was…

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