About Us
UNC Health Appalachian (UNCHA), the leader for healthcare in the High Country, is comprised of three hospitals, 13 medical practices, Seby B. Jones Regional Cancer Center, The Rehabilitation Center, and Appalachian Regional Healthcare Foundation. UNC Health Appalachian stays committed to promoting health in the High Country, enhancing quality of life and simply “making life better.“
Mission
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.
Vision
Build a regional healthcare system that results in healthier individuals and enhanced quality of life.
Values
Compassion, Integrity, Excellence
Resident doctors host second annual wilderness medicine conference in the High Country
Resident doctors are set to host the second annual Wilderness Medicine Conference June 29th-30th at the Valle Crucis Conference Center. Read More: Resident doctors host second annual wilderness medicine conference in the High Country
RAD Women’s Basic Self-Defense training offered for free
UNC Health Appalachian Hospital Police are offering RAD courses free to any woman between the ages of 10 and 90 in May and July. Read More: RAD Women’s Basic Self-Defense training offered for free
Watauga Medical Center hosts Pause to Give Life event
The Pause to Give Life event kicks off the start of National Donate Life Month and will be held Wednesday, April 3, at 8:01 a.m. at the Watauga Medical Center Campus outside of the Heart and Vascular Center by the flagpole. The event is open to the public with parking available in the main hospital parking lot. Read More: Watauga Medical Center hosts Pause to Give Life event