Blue Ridge Regional Hospital

A Hospital and Community Supporting One Another

For 54 years, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital has been serving the people of Mitchell and Yancey counties, and the community has always stepped up generously to support the hospital.

• Foundation gives back - The Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Foundation in fiscal year 2008 received $961,970 in grants, $114,960 in individual gifts, $463, 630 in pledge payments to the Stepping Up Capital Campaign, $21,695 in special events revenue and in-kind contributions of $34,608.09. This fundraising success enabled the Foundation to contribute $2,163,149 to the hospital expansion and another $214,529 to purchase hospital equipment. In addition, the Foundation awarded grants of $114,595 for Toe River Project Access, and $6,990 to purchase equipment for the Fitness and Rehabilitation Center.
• Providing access to care - Toe River Project Access (an initiative of the Foundation) provided $726,521 in free medical, dental, vision and prescription assistance for low-income, uninsured residents of Mitchell and Yancey counties at 150% or less of the federal poverty level. From its launch in 2003 through the end of 2008, this initiative has helped 658 clients and provided $2,453,220 in care.
• Delivering benefits to the community - As a nonprofit community hospital with a mission to serve all in need, Blue Ridge Regional Hospital provided nearly $14 million in community benefits in fiscal year 2008, including charity care and the unreimbursed cost of treating Medicare and Medicaid patients.

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