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Dani Cook, shown here recently speaking to the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen, is promoting the idea of a hospital authority to oversee Ballad Health.
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Ballad Health

Meeting held to support idea of hospital authority

But Hawkins County Attorney James O. Phillips, III, in an email sent to County Mayor Jim Lee, says a hospital authority can't be created in Hawkins County.

Dec 5, 2019 at 8:53 PM
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Medicaid

Ballad Health leaders praise proposal to extend Medicaid eligibility to low-income new mothers

Ballad Health Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan Levine said he believes this policy will provide stability and support for women and their newborn children as they manage the transition through the first year of postpartum.

Dec 5, 2019 at 8:38 AM
Gary Frady, left, who is a member of the Ballad Health protest group "Rally in the Valley", as well as fellow member Kathy Christian (seen partially behind Frady), addressed Hawkins County Commissioners Monday, and invited commissioners to a public meeting schedule for Dec. 5 in Rogersville to investigate the possibility of creating a "Hospital Authority" to oversee healthcare management in Ballad's service area.
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Hawkins County Commission

Protesters set Dec. 5 meeting to explore possible hospital authority

Hawkins County commissioners received personal invitations during Monday’s meeting to a gathering next week that will explore the possibility of establishing a public hospital authority to oversee health care services in the region served by Ballad Health.

Nov 27, 2019 at 11:30 AM
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Holston Valley Medical Center

Holston Valley recognized as a top cardiovascular hospital

This is the fifth time Holston Valley has earned a place on the list. The study evaluates 989 hospitals in the United States basing its results on a scorecard of publicly-available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.

Nov 22, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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Robbery

Robbery suspect arrested within minutes of the crime

Within 10 minutes of the hold-up alarm going off at the Spirit Gas Station in Kingsport, officers located the vehicle driven by the suspect and performed a traffic stop. Reggie Evans was taken into custody without incident.

Nov 22, 2019 at 8:23 AM
Dani Cook, who has spearheaded the protest outside Holston Valley Medical Center for more than 200 days, spoke to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday night. She and other protesters believe the "right-of-way" amendment approved by the city is an attack on their First Amendment rights.
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Kingsport

Kingsport approves controversial right-of-way measure

Alderwoman Jennifer Adler implored Ballad Health and the protesters to come to the table and put forth a good faith effort to negotiate and communicate in order to end the stalemate

Nov 19, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Norton

Norton Community Hospital foundation board takes new name, mission

Norton Community Hospital’s former board of directors has established a new healthcare foundation for Southwest Virginia.

Nov 19, 2019 at 1:30 PM
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Ballad Health

Ballad Health announces Kingsport Visioning Committee

The Kingsport Visioning Committee includes 18 individuals who live and work in the Kingsport service area. Its members represent a diverse cross section of the community, including citizen leaders, businessmen and women, industry representatives, and healthcare professionals.

Nov 16, 2019 at 8:30 PM
FILE -- Ballad Health Executive Chairman Alan Levine speaks to local media in April 2018 about the need to cut 150 occupied jobs following the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System.
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Ballad Health

Levine: Still room for growth as Ballad's margins show improvement

Although recent numbers indicate Ballad Health’s revenues are continuing to maintain an overall lead on expenditures, Executive Chairman, President and CEO Alan Levine believes the system’s operating margin still has room for growth.

Nov 13, 2019 at 1:30 PM
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Ballad Health

S&P Global Ratings affirms Ballad Health credit rating

Ballad Health noted a major highlight in the improved performance was the financial turnaround of Kingsport's Holston Valley Medical Center, which turned nearly a decade of continual operating losses into an operating gain in fiscal 2019.

Nov 6, 2019 at 7:15 PM
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Tennessee Department of Health

What's in the merger?

Tennessee and Virginia have different processes in place to govern the Wellmont-Mountain States merger that formed Ballad Health. Both agreements are strikingly different in one area ‑ population health

Nov 4, 2019 at 8:00 AM
COPA Monitor Larry Fitzgerald was tasked to find out how many physicians are leaving the area due to changes at Ballad Health.
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COPA Local Advisory Council

Is the region losing physicians?

That topic came up during Tuesday's COPA (Certificate of Public Advantage) Local Advisory Council meeting held at the Sullivan County Health Department.

Oct 30, 2019 at 8:21 AM
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Ballad Health

Levine appointed to panel examining payment reform

The network is an active group of public and private healthcare leaders dedicated to revamping the American healthcare payment system. Instead of the traditional fee-for-service structure, the network advocates for alternative payment models that offer incentives for high-quality and cost-efficient healthcare.

Oct 26, 2019 at 3:00 PM
Cardiologist Dr. Chris Metzger, center, performs a stent procedure as a videographer in the foreground sends a live feed of the operation to the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, the nation’s largest interventional cardiology meeting.
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Holston Valley Medical Center

Holston Valley stent procedure shown live at major cardiology conference

Dr. Chris Metzger and and his team inside Holston Valley Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization lab did the procedure as training for an audience of physicians participating in the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference.

Sep 28, 2019 at 11:30 AM
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lawsuit

Tennessee, Virginia hospitals sue opioid manufacturers, distributors

The Tennessee and Virginia hospitals are among hundreds of other hospitals across the country that have filed similar suits against opioid manufacturers and distributors.

Sep 26, 2019 at 6:00 PM
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