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Commissioners to consider letter on Mission Hospital Level 1 trauma application at 5 p.m. meeting
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 notified on July 15 of an opportunity to submit comments on Mission's application and that the application itself has not been made public. Commissioners said the letter is not intended to request approval or denial but to urge state reviewers to consider reported staffing shortfalls and recent quality concerns and the potential impacts on patient care and costs.
Commissioners directed the clerk to add the item to the agenda for the board's 5:00 p.m. meeting so the board can take an official vote. Commissioner Ball reported contacting DHHS about correct staff contact information; commissioners noted the named DHHS contact on the draft had retired and provided updated contact information for the review office.
The transcript records a decision to table formal action until the 5:00 p.m. meeting where the board will vote; no final vote on the letter was recorded in the earlier session.
