Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) is a not-for-profit community health system located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. ARHS facilities include 80-bed Watauga Medical Center, 25-bed Cannon Memorial Hospital, a 100-bed nursing home and a 10-bed behavioral health unit. ARHS also owns a multispecialty medical practice called Appalachian Regional Medical Associates, which employs more than 50 health care providers in 10 different specialties.