The 120,000-square-foot center has six courts, a lap pool and a walking track — and it's free to try before memberships kick in.

The 104-bed facility will be built in front of the existing Heart Center, which is slated for renovations, with patients expected by 2030.

An Asheville woman postponed surgery after Mission Health quoted her a total charge of over $9,000 for the procedure and arranged it at an outpatient center.