Mission Statement
To support the provision of high quality, compassionate healthcare for the mountain region of northwest North Carolina, northeast Tennessee with a spirit of teamwork based on a set of operating values.

Cannon Memorial Hospital

Built in 1999, Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital provides a comprehensive range of healthcare services and advanced technology. We are a 25-bed critical access hospital located in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina. We offer Emergency Care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in addition to our full range of services and specialty care. We are dedicated to implementing and standing behind our mission and core values.

We are conveniently located in Linville, the central point of Avery County to accessibly meet your healthcare needs, and, as a member of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, extended services and treatments are provided with access to another premier institution, Watauga Medical Center in Boone.

As of December 31, 2005, Cannon Memorial Hospital is designated as a Critical Access Hospital. This was done to ensure long term operational and financial viability and to better extend services to the local community. For more information about Critical Access Hospitals and how they serve local communities, go to Health & Human Services.

Cannon Memorial Hospital is located at 434 Hospital Drive in Linville, NC. (828) 737-7000

Blowing Rock Hospital

Blowing Rock Hospital, a private, non-profit critical access hospital, was established in 1952 to provide healthcare services to Blowing Rock and surrounding communities. The hospital provides acute, intermediate and skilled care - emergency services, physical therapy, respiratory therapy and ultrasound services, as well as long term care.

Blowing Rock Hospital’s Adult Care Center provides a program of care and mutual support for individuals that require more daytime assistance than their family and friends can provide. The Charles Davant Extended Care Facility is home to an average of 70 patients.

Blowing Rock Hospital joined Appalachian Regional Healthcare System June 1, 2007. As a member of the healthcare system, Blowing Rock Hospital will see cost savings in areas such as Human Resources, Information Technology, and Materials Management. The hospital provides emergency services, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, ultrasound services and long-term care.

Blowing Rock Hospital is located at 418 Chestnut Drive in Blowing Rock, NC. (828) 295-3136

Watauga Medical Center

Watauga Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and licensed as a 117-bed regional referral medical complex, offering both primary and secondary acute and specialty care. In addition to the main hospital, the medical center includes the Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center offering both radiation and chemotherapy on an outpatient basis. The Center is recognized as an approved community cancer care center by the American College of Surgeon's Committee on Cancer.

Other units are: The Paul H. Broyhill Wellness and Rehabilitation Center; The Scott Mallard Kidney Dialysis Center, which provides end-stage renal dialysis on an outpatient and inpatient basis; Medical Center Home Health, which provides a full range of home care services; Blue Ridge Physical Therapy, which provides outpatient and sport related physical therapy; The Sanger Cardiology Clinic; and a branch of the Northwest Area Health Education Center.

Watauga Medical Center personnel are proud to serve the community of Boone and Watauga County, as well as surrounding counties in North Carolina and Tennessee, which account for approximately half of the patients who receive treatment here.

Watauga Medical Center is located at 336 Deerfield Road in Boone, North Carolina (828) 262-4100.

Behavioral Health Services

Behavioral Health Services

Behavioral Health Services are available at Cannon Memorial Hospital and Watauga MEdical Center. The programs are designed to assist adults experiencing emotional or psychological difficulties. Many people fail to seek help for mental health problems because of fear of stigma.

Mental health is just as important as physical health to our general well-being and it is just as common to have emotional difficulties as it is to have physical difficulties. If you are having problems and feel that you need help, please do not hesitate to call us at (828) 737-7889 or (828) 268-9454

Wellness Center

Memberships are offered on a monthly, quarterly and semi-annual basis. A full price list can be found in our brochure, or you can call for more information. If you would like a copy of our brochure, newsletter or current aerobics class schedule, visit the publications section of our website.

Packages and gift certificates are available to Wellness Center Members and Non-Members.
Call (828) 266-1060 or stop by the front desk for more information..

Cancer Center

The Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center, consisting of medical oncology and radiation oncology, opened in 1993. In 2002 an 8000 sq. ft. addition was opened to accommodate the growing regional demand for medical oncology services. The Cancer Center offers a multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancers. Through advanced technology and a highly trained staff, the Center offers exceptional diagnostic and treatment procedures that include radiation, chemotherapy, biotherapy, brachytherapy, immunotherapy and hormonal treatments.

In April 2008, a new linear accelerator offering intensely modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) began treating patients. IMRT allows for a more precise dose of radiaion to be administered to tumors while sparing surrounding tissues exposure. The Cancer Center is one of the first facilities in North Carolina to offer this modality. Existing programs are currently offered only in larger cities across the state.

The following programs are currently available at the Cancer Center:

• One on one patient and family teaching
• Watauga Wellness Cancer Program
• Nutritional counseling
• Social counseling
• Pastoral Care
• PT, OT and Speech therapy
• Financial counseling
• Support Groups for Women with cancer
• "Look Good, Feel Better"

Appalachian Regional Medical Associates

Appalachian Regional Medical Associates (ARMA) is a practice management corporation that employs local physicians, provides medical malpractice coverage and insurance contracting, as well as hires and maintains physician office staff.

"By relieving physicians of administrative duties, they have more time for patients and patient care," stated John Barrett, Chief Operating Officer for Appalachian Regional Healthcare System. "Pooling resources and partnering reduces overall costs by combining health insurance coverage and standardizing hiring practices which increase efficiency and assures seamlessness with facility information technology systems."

Watauga Medical Center

Cannon Memorial Hospital

Blowing Rock Hospital