Gibbins Advisors, the independent monitor of HCA Healthcare’s compliance with the promises it made when it acquired Asheville-based Mission Health, has launched a website that will provide information on the firm’s activities and enable the public to submit feedback through an online portal at IndependentMonitorMHS.com.
Beginning Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, Gibbins has scheduled meetings open to the public at locations across Western North Carolina to provide information on its role as independent monitor and to get feedback on HCA’s performance. The one for our area will be held February 13th from 5:30 to 7 at the Burnsville Town Center.
According to Ron Winters, principal and co-founder of Gibbins they hope during or after the sessions, community members will highlight concerns they have. Even if the concerns are outside the scope of their role or HCA’s undertakings, they will channel the information back to the appropriate parties at HCA, ANC Healthcare Inc. ,the entity winding down the former Mission system, Dogwood Health Trust and the hospital advisory boards.
Time and place of the other independent monitor public meetings:
Doors open 30 minutes before each event.
- Cashiers meeting(Highlands-Cashiers Hospital)
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 / 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center
355 Frank Allen Road, Cashiers, NC 28717 - Highlands meeting(Highlands-Cashiers Hospital)
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 / 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Highlands Civic Center Meeting Room
600 N. Fourth St., Highlands, NC 28741 - Macon County meeting(Angel Medical Center)
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 / 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Robert C. Carpenter Room, Macon County Community Facilities Building
1288 Georgia Road, Franklin, NC 28734 - Buncombe County meeting(Mission Hospital)
Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 / 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Blue Ridge Room, Mountain Area Health Education Center
121 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803 - Transylvania County meeting(Transylvania Regional Hospital)
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 / 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County
24 Varsity St., Brevard, NC 28712 - McDowell County meeting(Mission Hospital McDowell)
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 / 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Marion Community Building
191 N. Main St., Marion, NC 28752