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Dr. Kenneth W Porter-shirley MD

Emergency Physician

32 Orange St Asheville NC, 28801
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Dr. Kenneth Porter-shirley practices Emergency Medicine in Asheville, NC. Dr. Porter-shirley assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Porter-shirley examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.

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Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM

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Dr. KENNETH PORTER-SHIRLEY, MD

32 Orange St -
Asheville, NC 28801
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New patients: 828-771-5012
Fax: 828-281-3164

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MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CEl

509 BILTMORE AVE ASHEVILLE NC 28801

Head west on Orange Street 564 ft
Turn left onto Merrimon Avenue (US 25) 983 ft
Continue straight onto Broadway Street (US 25) 1741 ft
Continue straight onto Biltmore Avenue (US 25) 2336 ft
Turn right onto Southside Avenue (US 25) 1850 ft
Continue left onto Southside Avenue (US 25) 300 ft
Continue straight onto McDowell Street (US 25) 2236 ft
Turn left onto Hospital Drive 281 ft
Turn right onto Victoria Road 462 ft
Make a sharp left 207 ft
Turn right 483 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

2.2 miSee direction

MARGARET R PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITALl

800 N JUSTICE ST HENDERSONVILLE NC 28791

Head west on Orange Street 564 ft
Turn left onto Merrimon Avenue (US 25) 430 ft
Make a slight right 361 ft
Take the ramp 1169 ft
Merge left onto I 240 1.2 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto I 26 15.9 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards US 25 North 1313 ft
Turn right onto Asheville Highway (US 25 Business) 6.2 mi
Turn right onto Fleming Street 1287 ft
Turn right onto Brown Street 549 ft
Turn left onto North Justice Street 337 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

24.5 miSee direction

PARK RIDGE HEALTHl

100 HOSPITAL DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792

Head west on Orange Street 564 ft
Turn left onto Merrimon Avenue (US 25) 430 ft
Make a slight right 361 ft
Take the ramp 1169 ft
Merge left onto I 240 1.2 mi
Take the ramp on the right onto I 26 15.9 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards US 25 North 1313 ft
Turn right onto Asheville Highway (US 25 Business) 2895 ft
Turn left onto South Naples Road 1219 ft
Turn right onto Naples Road 4296 ft
Turn right onto Hospital Drive 314 ft
Continue right onto Hospital Drive 243 ft
Turn left 245 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

19.6 miSee direction