In 2022, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services approved new hospital beds to be built in western North Carolina for the first time in more than a decade.
The proposed future site of a Novant health facility in northern Cabarrus County remains undeveloped on Sept. 11, 2026, as the project faces legal challenges.
North Carolina entered 2026 with more than 1,000 acute care beds undeveloped and stuck in legal battles. That number could soar as another 2,000 are proposed or awaiting approval.
Signage along a chain-link fence announces the future AdventHealth Hospital in Weaverville, under construction on the other side of the fence on Sept. 11, 2026.
Construction is underway at the future site of AdventHealth Hospital in Weaverville on Sept. 10, 2026. The site is located off US 25/70 just west of Interstate 26 in northern Buncombe County.
The proposed future site of a Novant health facility in northern Cabarrus County remains undeveloped on Sept. 11, 2026, as the project faces legal challenges.
North Carolina entered 2026 with more than 1,000 acute care beds undeveloped and stuck in legal battles. That number could soar as another 2,000 are proposed or awaiting approval.
Signage along a chain-link fence announces the future AdventHealth Hospital in Weaverville, under construction on the other side of the fence on Sept. 11, 2026.
Construction is underway at the future site of AdventHealth Hospital in Weaverville on Sept. 10, 2026. The site is located off US 25/70 just west of Interstate 26 in northern Buncombe County.
