Transylvania Regional Hospital

Name :

Transylvania Regional Hospital

Address  :

260 Hospital Dr

Town  :

Brevard

State  :

North Carolina

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

28712

Phone  :

8288849111

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Transylvania Regional Hospital is a 25bed fullservice hospital serving Transylvania and the surrounding counties Part of the family of Mission Health hospitals we have a wide range of specialties including minimally invasive surgery diabetes management cardiology care and extensive physical rehabilitation programs We also offer critical access and essential preventive services such as advanced imaging technology

Our hospital provides essential medical services to our rural communities including medical specialties such as orthopedics cardiac rehabilitation and advanced imaging capabilities

History

In 1933 two local physicians Charles Newland and CD Cunningham believed that Transylvania County should have its own hospital Thanks to their initiative and foresight Lyday Memorial Hospital was established in the Norwood House in downtown Brevard Later that same year the hospital was incorporated as a notforprofit institution

In 1935 the hospital recognized the need to expand to serve the community healthcare needs It moved to a larger residential home and in 1939 it was renamed Transylvania Community Hospital

Our hospital moved again in 1942 to a newly built facility This was the first building project undertaken by Transylvania Community Hospital The project cost 110000 with funding coming from Ecusta Pape the Duke Endowment and community contributions Even employees donated one hours pay every week for 13 weeks The hospital expanded again in 1952 with the addition of the Harry H Straus wing and served Brevard for the next 20 years

Our current building on Hospital Drive was completed in 1973 This was another major milestone in community care with a modern facility providing expanded comprehensive services The hospital board wisely chose a large 36acre tract between Brevard and Pisgah Forest which was still relatively undeveloped then By having room to build medical offices and other related services could later be built close to the hospital

In 1989 the hospital began its first major expansion and renovation and was strategically planned in response to the communitys growing and evolving healthcare needs This threeyear project focused on ambulatory medical support diagnostic and obstetrics services By this time the Transylvania Community Hospital Foundation had been established Thanks to the generous support from the community the foundation was able to raise more than 13 million for this 34 million project

In 2000 a threeyear expansion project was launched based on strategic research sound planning and community need The new outpatient surgery and radiology departments allowed our hospital to provide the benefits of remarkable medical advancements such as sameday surgery and diagnostic technology

In 2008 in celebration of the hospitals 75th anniversary and the opening of its new 18 million stateoftheart inpatient wing the hospital was renamed Transylvania Regional Hospital In 2012 Transylvania Regional Hospital became a full member of the Mission Health family of hospitals In 2018 we opened a new stateoftheart emergency department featuring 12 spacious exam rooms including four behavioral health safe rooms