Editor's Pick Top Story For us, healthcare is a patient experience CAROL WOLFENBARGER Mission Hospital McDowell CEO Jan 30, 2021 Jan 30, 2021 Updated Mar 7, 2022 0 Carol Wolfenbarger Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CAROL WOLFENBARGER Mission Hospital McDowell CEO As I say often, our Mission Hospital McDowell (MHM) patients are what our work lives revolve around, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.kAmtG6CJ@?6 x <?@H H9@ 565:42E6D E96>D6=G6D E@ H@C<:?8 :? 962=E942C6 5@6D D@ @FE @7 2 566A D6?D6 @7 4@>>:E>6?E E@ A2E:6?ED 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D] p E6C> J@F >2J 962C 7C6BF6?E=J :7 J@F’C6 2 A2E:6?E @C G:D:E@C 2E E96 9@DA:E2=[ @C 6G6? ;FDE C625:?8 23@FE 962=E942C6[ :D “A2E:6?E 6IA6C:6?46]” (6 <?@H H92E E96 H@C5D >62? @7 4@FCD6[ 3FE H92E 5@6D :E EC2?D=2E6 :?E@ H:E9:? @FC 9@DA:E2=[ 2?5 24C@DD E96 962=E942C6 :?5FDECJnk^AmkAm(6’C6 7@CEF?2E6 E@ 92G6 vC68 %C@DA6C 2D @FC ?6H r9:67 }FCD:?8 ~77:46C[ 2?5 2 D:8?:7:42?E A2CE @7 9:D H@C< :?G@=G6D C6D62C49:?8[ EC24<:?8[ 2?5 2?2=JK:?8 9@H @FC A2E:6?ED 6IA6C:6?46 E96:C 42C6 2E |w|[ =@@<:?8 566A=J 2E @FC DEC6?8E9D 2?5 2C62D 7@C :>AC@G6>6?E[ 2?5 DFAA@CE:?8 DE277 2?5 =6256CD9:A :? 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Update: Old Fort man killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 identified Highway patrol said the motorcylist was was speeding and passing vehicles recklessly.
1 person killed in motorcycle crash on I-40 eastbound near Old Fort Monday evening, emergency personnel responded to two motor vehicle crashes, including one that resulted in a fatality.
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing classic car It was last seen parked in the owner’s garage off Bethel Church Road on Thursday, April 16.
Marion man charged with burglary and kidnapping after woman held against her will in home He is charged with felony first-degree burglary and felony second-degree kidnapping.
This WNC family lost their home in Hurricane Helene. 19 months later, they're getting a new one. “It’s about restoring hope to a family who has walked through incredible loss and reminding them that God has not forgotten them."
