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St. Luke's Hospital (www.saintlukeshospital.com) in Columbus, NC (12 miles from Bright's Creek) is a JCAHO-accredited hospital providing primary and acute healthcare services. St. Luke's has a 24-hour physician staffed emergency department and specialized medical and surgical services similar to larger hospitals. The Polk County EMS and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills are at St. Luke's.

Mission Hospitals (www.missionhospitals.org) in Asheville, NC (51 miles from Bright's Creek) is a regional referral and tertiary care center for the western part of North Carolina and nearby states. Mission provides a full range of medical and surgical services.

Greenville Memorial Hospital (www.ghs.org) in Greenville, SC (65 miles from Bright's Creek) serves as both a community hospital and a regional referral center, offering the area's most advanced health services and medical technology. This 710-bed hospital is a regional teaching and research facility.

Pardee Hospital (www.pardeehospital.org) in Hendersonville, NC (30 miles from Bright's Creek) is a fully-accredited hospital licensed for 222 acute care beds. In addition to the hospital, Pardee has a 130-bed nursing facility, an adult day-care center, home health services, a health education center, a rehab and sports therapy complex, a women's health center, an urgent care facility and several family and internal medicine practices.