Our Location
Open 24 hours
434 Hospital Drive
Linville, NC 28646
Contact Us
Phone: (828) 737-7000
Fax: (828) 737-7401
Patients and Visitors
Renovations
Your community hospital
Built in 1999, Charles A. Cannon, Jr. Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed acute care hospital with a 10-bed inpatient behavioral health unit. The full-service emergency department, imaging department, laboratory, outpatient behavioral health, The Rehabilitation Center offering physical and occupational therapies, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation round out the list of services.
Conveniently located in Linville, the center point of Avery county, Cannon is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Cannon Memorial Hospital was designated as a Critical Access Hospital in December 2005 to ensure long term operational and financial viability and to better extend services to the local community.
Hospital Renovations
ARHS-funded renovations are underway to create a new 8-bed acute care unit, followed by grant-funded renovations to add an additional 27 behavioral health inpatient beds. Current services offered at Cannon Memorial Hospital will continue. Click to learn more about the renovations and expansion >
Forms to complete before your visit
Physician Referral Forms
Laboratory And Pathology Test Menu And Specimen Collection Guide 
Request For Outpatient Laboratory Services
CT Lung Screening Referral Form 
Request For Breast Imaging Services 
Request For Cardiovascular Diagnostic Ultrasound Services 
Request For MRI Services 
Request For Nuclear Medicine Services 
Request For Outpatient CT Services 
Request For Outpatient Radiology Services 
Request For PET CT Services
Our Services
Behavioral Health & Psychiatry
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Inpatient Medical Hospitalization
Pediatrics
Speech Therapy
Surgical Services – General Surgery, Opthalmology, Pediatric Dental, ENT
Be a good visitor during flu season
As a visitor to our facilities, you play an important part in preserving the health and safety of patients. The following precautions can protect our patients, as well as visitors, from the spread of infection. Read More: Be a good visitor during flu season
Our Commitment to Excellence
Our goal is to ensure that you receive the kind of care we would want for our loved ones. We are committed to listening to our patients and caregivers – you – and responding quickly and compassionately to resolve concerns. Read More: Our Commitment to Excellence
ER or Urgent Care: Which should you choose?
Sometimes it’s hard to know whether your illness or injury requires the emergency department or urgent care. This decision-making graphic should help you decide. Read More: ER or Urgent Care: Which should you choose?
When You Arrive at the Emergency Department
When you arrive at one of our Emergency Rooms, you will be asked for some basic information to complete your registration. A triage nurse will ask you questions to determine the severity of your condition. Patients are treated as quickly as possible, with priority given to patients with the most severe injuries or illnesses. Read More: When You Arrive at the Emergency Department
Telestroke Technology Available at ARHS
The Wake Forest Baptist Telestroke Network serves in approximately 24 counties in western North Carolina and southern Virginia. Its goal is to assist community hospitals in their efforts to prevent death and reduce disability caused by strokes. Read More: Telestroke Technology Available at ARHS
My son had to go to the ER yesterday. The wait time was short. He was pleased and said the doctor was very helpful. Very grateful to Dr. Wilcox and the staff for taking such good care of him!
From the ER to being admitted…everyone was awesome! The nurses answered all questions…were very attenative…even housekeeping greeted me when she came into my room and asked if i needed anything