Expanding Access to Expert Care Across Western North Carolina
Be your healthiest without ever leaving home.
Novant Health is committed to Western North Carolina. We are working with the community and with local physicians to build more specialty care options so people in the region can remain close to home.
Over the past year, we opened Novant Health Surgical Partners and Novant Health Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, working with respected local surgeons in Asheville. We’ve also expanded urgent care services with three Novant Health-GoHealth urgent care centers in Black Mountain and Asheville.
We have committed $20 million over the next five years to further develop rural primary care as we continue addressing the needs of Western North Carolina. We have plans to open additional clinics in 2025 and construction is underway for Novant Health South Asheville Medical Plaza, a multidisciplinary medical office building at 1815 Hendersonville Road in Asheville.
From offering new services and care locations to establishing unique partnerships, we are making investments to provide more support and better access so this vibrant community can thrive.
Novant Health Asheville Medical Center
We are excited to confirm our plans to apply to build a new community hospital in Buncombe County. Our proposed medical center will offer better access to care, higher-quality health services and more choices to Buncombe County. With a proven track record of building and growing community hospitals, we hope to bring compassionate care and lifesaving innovation close to home for residents of Western North Carolina.
Plans for Novant Health Asheville Medical Center include 34 licensed acute care beds, an emergency department, and imaging and pharmacy services.
Novant Health Asheville Medical Center will be built on a 24-acre site near the Biltmore Park Town Square shopping mall off Interstate 26. The address is 433 Long Shoals Road in Asheville.
Your Support
Thank you for welcoming Novant Health to the Asheville area. The community is invited to attend a public hearing held by the NC Department of Health and Human Services about this project on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. in the Ferguson Auditorium of AB-Tech Community College, 340 Victoria Road in Asheville.
Please consider voicing your support of Novant Health at the public hearing.
We hope to have the opportunity to serve you.
Community Support and Partnership
Novant Health is committed to providing on-the-ground community support. Our community engagement and health equity teams facilitate programs and partnerships that are strategically focused on supporting safe and healthy communities. Our programs improve health and support upward mobility in all communities, especially those that need it most.
We do not take a one-size-fits-all approach. Novant Health identifies local health and social needs vital to our communities’ well-being. We partner with local and community organizations to provide philanthropic support to address identified challenges and deliver solutions.
Each year, we offer hundreds of programs that serve patients, neighbors and some of our communities' most vulnerable citizens. In 2024, we invested $1.6 billion in the communities we serve. We believe everyone deserves remarkable care and the support they need to live their best lives.
Committed to Our Community
We are part of the communities we serve, especially when those communities need us the most. When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, our team focused on how quickly we could mobilize to help our neighbors in need.
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Leading-Edge Surgical Care
Novant Health increased access to specialty surgical care in Western North Carolina with the opening of Novant Health Surgical Partners in Asheville. The clinic provides the best in surgical oncology, breast, colorectal, endocrine, and general surgery, including robotic procedures, ensuring easy access to high-quality healthcare.
Better Access to Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
With the opening of Novant Health Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, expert specialty care is available closer to home. This clinic gives our neighbors in Western North Carolina state-of-the-art reconstructive and cosmetic procedures, including post-mastectomy reconstruction, skin cancer surgery, and scar revision.
Expert Care, Right Next Door
Whether you need urgent care at Novant Health’s GoHealth Urgent Care clinics, are considering surgery, managing a chronic condition, or seeking specialty services — expert care is in your neighborhood, when and where you need us.