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HEALTHCARE
The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce is located on the corner of Church Street and Kanuga Road.
Business Resources
Whether you are starting a new business or growing an existing one, Henderson County has plenty of resources that can help.
HENDERSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
204 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville 828-692-1413 HendersonCountyChamber.org
Serving Henderson County since 1911, the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce welcomes all types and sizes of businesses from sole proprietorships to major industry. Its activities, supported by membership dues, influence all segments of community development, education, transportation, relocation, retirement, agriculture, small business and industrial recruitment. The Chamber advocates for business through public policy and new business recruitment and by providing member businesses with opportunities to network, learn and succeed.
330 N King Street, Hendersonville 828-692-6373 HCPED.org
The Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development (HCPED) is a public/private partnership that focuses on economic stewardship in Henderson County. The mission of the Partnership is to create and retain quality jobs and increase industrial capital investments that will improve the quality of life for Henderson County residents. HCPED serves as an advocate and resource partner to local businesses and has a legacy of meeting industry needs and making community connections to create a thriving, business friendly community. Through the Made in Henderson County (MIHC) initiative, the Partnership works closely with industry and the local school system and community college to create a workforce pipeline by raising the visibility of manufacturing careers. The flagship program, available to all Henderson County working adults, is the Made in Henderson County Apprenticeship. Learn more at MadeinHendersonCounty.com. The Partnership also develops a robust marketing calendar to recruit like minded companies to the area. In 2020, its Target Market Analysis unveiled that manufacturing companies focusing on the following are ideal industries in Henderson County: health care, food and beverage, machinery and materials, professional and technical services, outdoor recreational goods, and transportation components. To successfully market the county, collaborations include working with the regional economic development marketing organization Carolina West, the Economic Development Partnership of NC and NC Department of Commerce. Henderson County is a profitable and attractive community that is also an exceptional part of the country for businesses wishing to relocate or expand. The Partnership works closely with local government, community organizations, local educators and utility/infrastructure partners to accomplish its mission. HCPED fosters relationships between all parties involved in helping the local workforce and economy thrive.
MOUNTAIN BIZWORKS
828-253-2834 MountainBizworks.org
Mountain BizWorks is a US Treasurycertified non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI). For more than 30 years, Mountain BizWorks has been making business loans ranging from $1,000 to $500,000 to small businesses in Western North Carolina who may
find it difficult to secure funding from banks and other traditional sources. What makes Mountain BizWorks unique is that all loan decisions and relationships are managed locally. The organization works to ensure its clients’ success by offering highly customized, peer-to-peer business coaching by an extensive network of local, successful business owners. This innovative blend of lending and learning helps entrepreneurs overcome obstacles, grow strategically and create jobs. Mountain BizWorks exclusively serves the 26 westernmost counties of North Carolina – including Henderson County – with offices in Asheville and Boone.
SCORE WESTERN NCHENDERSONVILLE OFFICE
By appointment only at Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, 204 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville 828-693-8702 WesternNC.SCORE.org
SCORE has been mentoring new and existing businesses nationwide for more than 40 years and has a network of more than 13,000 volunteers who donate their time to help entrepreneurs. As experienced business professionals, SCORE mentors deliver valuable, timely and practical advice free and confidentially. SCORE Western North Carolina serves eight counties in southwest North Carolina, including Henderson County. Oneon-one and team counseling sessions are by appointment. Face-to-face and online resources are available for people about to start or expand a business.
Henderson County Campus, 180 W Campus Drive, Flat Rock 828-694-1658 BlueRidge.edu/Programs-Courses/ Business/Small-Business-Center
The Small Business Center at Blue Ridge Community College is part of the Small Business Center Network which is composed of Small Business Centers throughout North Carolina that support the development of new businesses and the growth of existing businesses by being community-based providers of training, counseling and resource information. It serves to help realize dreams of owning a business or making a current business more profitable. The Small Business Center can connect individuals with free local, regional, state and national resources to aid in business planning. Services provided also can be customized to suit specific business needs.
AdventHealth Hendersonville has been providing care in the area for more than 100 years.
Superior Healthcare is Right Here
Henderson County has many healthcare options with 911 emergency service available throughout the county, as well.
HOSPITAL CARE
Henderson County is served by two hospitals – AdventHealth Hendersonville and Pardee UNC Health Care. Both offer fully modern facilities and state-of-the-art procedures, including 24-hour emergency services. AdventHealth Hendersonville is accredited by The Joint Commission. Pardee UNC Health Care is accredited by DNV.
ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLE
855-774-LIFE (5433) AdventHealthNC.com
AdventHealth Hendersonville has been providing exceptional care to the people of the mountains for more than 100 years. As the only faithbased, not-for-profit health care system in Western North Carolina, AdventHealth Hendersonville’s network of primary and specialty care physicians and providers offer whole-person care – for body, mind and spirit – to people across the region. The system includes a 103-bed hospital and more than 42 clinical locations offering cardiac care and rehabilitation, nationallyawarded cancer care, award-winning labor and delivery care at The Baby Place, state-of-the-art surgical care and full-service orthopedic care. AdventHealth is the only health care system in Western North Carolina to earn the 2021 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for outstanding quality and safety. This is in addition to earning 11 consecutive “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Safety Grade survey and maintaining the overall Five-Star rating in Quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS). It also is the first hospital in the region to hold the AdventHealth is designated Age-Friendly Health SystemCommitted to Care Excellence at all of its clinical locations and the Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation.
PARDEE UNC HEALTH CARE
828-696-1000 PardeeHospital.org
Tracing its history back to 1913, Pardee UNC Health Care in Hendersonville
Pardee UNC Health Care is a not-for-profit healthcare organization.
is a not-for-profit healthcare organization managed by UNC Health Care. Pardee – the second largest employer in Henderson County – includes a 222-bed acute care hospital, a comprehensive cancer center, four urgent care centers, six orthopedic clinics and a network of 366 physicians, representing 52 specialties, and 156 allied health providers. In addition to providing exceptional care in key specialties such as pulmonology, neurology, oncology, thoracic surgery and infectious disease, Pardee provides one of only two STEMI-certified emergency departments in all of Western North Carolina. Pardee’s nationally recognized cardiology and vascular services include board-certified
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14 Towne Place Dr., #120 , Hendersonville, NC 28792 interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons as well as a stateof-the-art cardiac catheterization lab. Pardee also provides the region’s second-largest orthopedic group. Pardee UNC Health Care has been honored with a number of awards, recognitions and accreditations for patient safety, service, quality and value. Additionally, Pardee has been recognized by HealthGrades as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals every year since 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pardee became the only hospital in North Carolina to be recognized by Healthgrades as One of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for both Critical Care and Pulmonary Care.
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE
FOUR SEASONS
866-466-9734 FourSeasonsCFL.org
For more than 40 years, Four Seasons has been providing compassionate and trusted care for people facing serious illness in Western North Carolina. Four Seasons’ dedicated team of healthcare professionals, social workers, spiritual-care professionals and volunteers offers an extensive range of services to help patients and their families with the challenges that living with a serious illness can bring. Service lines include Care Navigation, Home Care, Palliative Care, Hospice Care, Grief Services, Research & Innovation and the Four Seasons Foundation. A local, independent, nonprofit organization, Four Seasons is deeply committed to serving the community through providing support and care to anyone in need.
HEALTH CENTERS
Three other healthcare centers – Blue Ridge Health, The Free Clinics and the Henderson County Department of Public Health – are dedicated to providing care for underinsured, uninsured and
financially challenged individuals. The Henderson County Department of Public Health and Blue Ridge Health also serve many fully insured patients, too.
BLUE RIDGE HEALTH
828-692-4289 BRCHS.com
Blue Ridge Health is a nonprofit healthcare system that works closely with communities to meet the ever-growing healthcare needs of the Western North Carolina region with high-quality, comprehensive, and accessible healthcare services. With more than 50 locations and more to come, BRH offers services such as primary care, pediatrics, prenatal care, dentistry, a discount pharmacy, behavioral health and nutrition services that prioritize the patient care experience. For almost 60 years, BRH has served as the leader in community-focused healthcare and outreach, providing services to communities and schools in Henderson as well as Buncombe, Cherokee, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Rutherford, Swain and Transylvania Counties.
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With Over 42 Years of Experience in Serious Illness Care, Four Seasons is Honored to Provide Care that Helps You With Life’s Challenging Seasons.
THE FREE CLINICS
828-697-8422 TheFreeClinics.org
The Free Clinics provides highquality care for the community’s most vulnerable—those who are uninsured and those with lower incomes. Working with more than 180 clinical and social and community service partners and more than 200 volunteers, TFC offers a walkin clinic for acute concerns; case management, diagnostic testing and referral services for behavioral health, diabetes and other chronic diagnoses; a full pharmacy; and a number of community programs that address non-medical barriers to health.
HENDERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
828-692-4223 HendersonCountyNC.gov/Health
This county government department is charged with protecting the health of Henderson County and its residents. Services include restaurant, well and septic inspections, investigating outbreaks of communicable disease and assuring access to healthcare services. Clinic services encompass immunizations, including foreign travel vaccinations, prenatal and postpartum care, a teen wellness clinic, family planning, communicable disease control such as sexually transmitted disease testing and counseling and tuberculosis control. A breast and cervical cancer screening program is offered for women ages 50 to 64. Education in child passenger safety is offered. The nutrition section
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CARE NAVIGATION Care Navigati on provides guidance to families and individuals as they navigate the aging journey ensuring safeguards and support are in place. We fi ll the gap by helping people navigate care opti ons and choices and help clients and families understand what’s next.
HOME CARE
PALLIATIVE CARE
Home Care off ers caring assistance to help with life’s daily routi nes including grocery shopping, errands, transportati on, companionship, bathing, dressing and more. Our Home Care team also off ers Passive Remote Acti vity Monitoring powered by Zemplee, and Medicati on Planner Management.
Palliati ve Care is an extra layer of support for those with serious illness. Palliati ve Care is not hospice, rather, we provide pati ents with relief from the symptoms, pain and stress of a serious illness like cancer, COPD, heart disease, Parkinson’s, kidney failure and more. Palliati ve Care can be provided together with curati ve treatment, working with your current care team.
HOSPICE CARE
Hospice is specialized care provided to pati ents who oft en have a terminal illness, with pati ent comfort as the primary goal. Each dedicated hospice team provides pain and symptom management, as well as pati ent and family support. Hospice is covered by Medicare and can be received in your home, a facility or our Inpati ent Unit.
GRIEF SERVICES Four Seasons Grief Services provides compassionate care for those who grieve the loss of a loved one. Our trained professionals provide individual and group counseling for children, adolescents, and adults, regardless of hospice involvement. Funded by generous donati ons, these services are available at no cost to you.
