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Local Physician Appointed President & CEO of Mission Medical Associates  11/17/2009 
Mission Volunteers honored  11/13/2009 
Mission receives Best in Value and Consumer Choice Awards  11/12/2009 
Mission Hospital awarded for cardiology treatment and care  11/04/2009 
Riggs Inducted as Fellow of American Association of Respiratory Care   11/04/2009 
Mission offers free screening for vascular diseases  10/22/2009 
Asheville Hospitalist Group and Mission announce plans to affiliate   10/15/2009 
Cancer center coming to the region   10/08/2009 
Lemieux Joins Mission as Vice President of Heart Services   10/08/2009 
Asheville Cardiology and Mission Announce Plans to Affiliate   10/01/2009 
Five Mission nurses honored as North Carolina’s Great 100   09/22/2009 
Lighten Up 4 Life is Back!  09/02/2009 
Mission Implements Cutting Edge Technology to Enhance Patient Safety   08/28/2009 
Mission Earns Top Performer Status in Heart Care  08/26/2009 
Mission Hospital and UNC Health Care Forge Agreement for Cancer Care and Research  08/19/2009 
Mission One of 10 Hospitals Named for “Doing It Right”  08/13/2009 
Motorcyclists Raise Money for Kids  08/12/2009 
Two join Mission Psychiatric Services   08/03/2009 
Mission Named to Cleverly & Associates Five-Star Hospital List  07/23/2009 
Mission Names Donita Fleming Vice President of Support Services  07/22/2009 
Mission Cancer Program Accredited with Commendation  07/17/2009 
Mission among nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals   07/16/2009 
Mission recognized for Lighten Up 4 Life Program  07/09/2009 
Mission’s breastfeeding Commitment Honored  07/09/2009 
Asheville heart surgeons and Mission Hospital receive top ranking   06/15/2009 
Mission Awarded for Innovative Efforts to Improve Employee Health  06/05/2009 
Mission nationally recognized for excellence in medical marketing  06/02/2009 
Mission Nurses Build  05/20/2009 
Administrative Professionals Take on Greater Responsibility   05/11/2009 
Stegall Named Director of Mission Children’s Clinics  05/11/2009 
Mission nurses receive proclamation from Mayor Bellamy  04/29/2009 
Mission Selected as Center of Excellence for Healthful Foods  04/29/2009 
Mission offers free skin cancer screening   04/15/2009 
Mission Names Schiffman Director of Behavioral Health  04/14/2009 
Mission Adds Inpatient Neurologist Rodney O. Leacock, MD  04/01/2009 
Whitlatch Awarded Child Passenger Safety Instructor of the Year  04/01/2009 
Roloff Receives TWIN “Honoree of the Year” Award  03/31/2009 
Mission gets gold ranking in stroke care  03/26/2009 
Healthy Family Day: Keeping our Community Fit  03/18/2009 
Mission graduates diabetes nurses   03/16/2009 
Volunteers provide real life educational experiences for local kids  03/12/2009 
Register Now for Spring ENERGIZE Weight Management Program for Young People  03/09/2009 
Mission receives AA rating from third bond agency  02/20/2009 
$15 flu shots available Friday  02/19/2009 
McDonald’s distribute free toothbrushes   02/19/2009 
Children Benefit from Cooperative Dental Fundraiser  02/10/2009 
North Carolina experiencing more norovirus outbreaks; Public Health urges precautions  02/04/2009 
Lorenz and Jurczyk receive “Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.” Award  01/28/2009 
Mission Hospital Junior Volunteer Leaders, A day of service   01/28/2009 
Damore elected as trustee of North Carolina Hospital Association  01/27/2009 
Damore Elected Officer Of OSUAA Board  01/27/2009 
Joseph F. Damore, Mission President & CEO named "Pacesetter" by NC Magazine   01/22/2009 
Martin Named to Lead Horizon Health  01/22/2009 
Mission Earn's AA Bond Ratings from Two Agencies  01/20/2009 
Finding Common Ground in a Time of Doubt  12/30/2008 
The Duke Endowment funds Breast Cancer Program for McDowell  12/02/2008 
Mission Foundation Holds Annual Meeting, Elects Officers  12/01/2008 
Jack Stevens, Dr. Battle Haslam Honored by Mission at Founders' Day  11/19/2008 
Mission Volunteers Honored  11/11/2008 
NC Chapter of the Association of Healthcare Administrative Professionals Begins With Meeting at Mission  10/22/2008 
Mission Named One of North Carolina's First Healthy Food Hospitals  09/30/2008 
Nine Mission Nurses Honored as North Carolina's Top 100  09/11/2008 
Joe Damore Shares His Thoughts About Mission Possible Internship Program  09/05/2008 
Mission Possible Exposes Local Students to Healthcare Careers  09/05/2008 
Celebration of Courage Event to Support Mental Illness  09/03/2008 
Clinical Psychologist Koren Boggs, PhD, Joins Mission Children’s Hospital  08/29/2008 
New Monitoring System Gives Better Recovery After Heart Surgery  08/26/2008 
Michael Carter, Mission's Diversity Officer Reflects on Diversity  08/01/2008 
Developmental Pediatrician Thingvoll Joins Mission Children’s Hospital  07/31/2008 
Pediatric Gastroenterologist Michael Bates, MD, PhD Joins Mission Children's Hospital  07/31/2008 
Three Named to Leadership Posts at Mission  07/30/2008 
Pediatric Neurologist Poplawski Joins Mission Children's Hospital  06/25/2008 
Diabetes Family Day Benefits Community Members  06/21/2008 
A Great Country Should Never Shortchange Its Children's Health Care  06/18/2008 
Mission’s Emergency discharge process honored   06/06/2008 
Valet Service Returns to Mission  06/06/2008 
Redesigned Chapel for Interfaith Community Highlights the Work of WNC Craft Artists  05/30/2008 
Mission Receives National Award for Highest Quality Critical Care Standards  05/12/2008 
Modern-Day Heroes Care for Heroes of the Past  05/12/2008 
Mission Hospitals Employee Home Buying Program Receives Corporate Social Responsibility Award  03/21/2008 
Mission Names Susan Jarvis, MSN, RN, Administrative Director of Emergency Services  03/11/2008 
UNC Board of Governors endorse plan to create a medical school campus in WNC  03/07/2008 
Evangelist Billy Graham Undergoes Procedure   02/13/2008 
Mission Names Kate Schmitz Administrative Director of Planning and Business Support  02/11/2008 
Mission named UnitedHealth Premium® Cardiac Specialty Center  02/08/2008 
Joe Damore Visits Staff and Baby Born on Christmas  12/26/2007 
Mission adds New Trauma Surgeons  09/28/2007 
Mission Named a Top 50 Hospital for Endocrinology  07/14/2007 
Mission Named Top 50 In Orthopedics By U.S. News & World Report  07/06/2006 
Long-Term Planning Process Looks to Future   
Mission Names Elizabeth Maiorana Vice President of Heart Services   
Six Mission Hospitals Nurses Honored as North Carolina’s Great 100