The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, saying conditions at Mission Hospital posed "immediate jeopardy" to patients, has threatened to withhold funding if problems aren't fixed.
Counterpoint. I have had, unfortunately, multiple surgeries at Mission in Asheville from 2018 to November 2023. My experience Mission (Asheville) is a far better run and maintained hospital today than it was before HCA. Unfortunately in March of 2018 I had to have a intradural spinal tumor removed requiring a multiday stay in the hospital. I then developed MRSA infection and had to have another emergency surgery causing a 5 day stay at the hospital. 1) I am forever damaged by the MRSA resulting in the destruction of my rhomboid's and trapezes. 2 ) we had to ask the nurses to clean m room and get clean linens. The surgeon's PA told us that they had been demanding an improved protocol for the surgical theatre. The place was disgusting and filthy. Fast forward to Oct 2022, where I had to have an ILR implanted and then a 2 wire pacemaker, followed up in Nov 2023 with a new 3 wire pacemaker. My experience in 2022 and 2023, with surgeries, scheduling, follow up, and administration have been excellent in fact I would say day vs night my previous experience.
Thank you for continuing the coverage of this very important topic. The people of Transylvania County who donated personal funds and held community fund-raisers in order to support the development of Transylvania Regional Hospital, which became part of the purchase of the Mission Hospital system by HCA, deserve much better! The medical and support staff of all the Mission facilities deserve our heartfelt gratitude for doing their best under very trying conditions, and for having the courage to speak up and make the understaffing issue public!
Counterpoint. I have had, unfortunately, multiple surgeries at Mission in Asheville from 2018 to November 2023. My experience Mission (Asheville) is a far better run and maintained hospital today than it was before HCA. Unfortunately in March of 2018 I had to have a intradural spinal tumor removed requiring a multiday stay in the hospital. I then developed MRSA infection and had to have another emergency surgery causing a 5 day stay at the hospital. 1) I am forever damaged by the MRSA resulting in the destruction of my rhomboid's and trapezes. 2 ) we had to ask the nurses to clean m room and get clean linens. The surgeon's PA told us that they had been demanding an improved protocol for the surgical theatre. The place was disgusting and filthy. Fast forward to Oct 2022, where I had to have an ILR implanted and then a 2 wire pacemaker, followed up in Nov 2023 with a new 3 wire pacemaker. My experience in 2022 and 2023, with surgeries, scheduling, follow up, and administration have been excellent in fact I would say day vs night my previous experience.
So sad to see in what was once the pride and joy of the community 😢
Thank you for continuing the coverage of this very important topic. The people of Transylvania County who donated personal funds and held community fund-raisers in order to support the development of Transylvania Regional Hospital, which became part of the purchase of the Mission Hospital system by HCA, deserve much better! The medical and support staff of all the Mission facilities deserve our heartfelt gratitude for doing their best under very trying conditions, and for having the courage to speak up and make the understaffing issue public!