Nashville health care advocates discuss Medicaid expansion, access to health care in Washington County

When it comes to lack of health care in Northeast Tennessee, the differences between Northeast Tennessee and the rest of the state are notable. While 11.8 percent of Tennesseans go without health care altogether, about 17 percent go without in Washington County and 13.8 go without health care in Johnson City.

Long Drive event at Cattails to benefit Niswonger Children's Hospital

KINGSPORT — Cattails has never seen anything like this before.

Cooperation is positive sign in region's fight against addiction

While campaigning for their merger four years ago, Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance officials assured us they would be “Better Together,” and it seems they have applied that slogan to areas outside the creation of Ballad Health.

Ballad Health, ETSU partner to create fellowship program in addiction medicine

ETSU president Brian Noland and Ballad Health Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan Levine have announced a partnership through which ETSU will apply to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to create a new fellowship program in addiction medicine. Ballad Health will fund any un-reimbursed costs of the fellowship program.

Local crafts store donates gaming systems to Niswonger Children's Hospital

Michael’s, together with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, donated four mobile gaming centers to Niswonger Tuesday morning.

Ballad voids invoices to district attorneys

Billing vendor switch lead to billing error

Ballad Health will adopt common technology platform for health records

The Ballad Health Board of Directors has approved a plan to adopt a technology platform that will integrate health records and data from its 22 hospitals and points of service into a single, cohesive system.

State commissioner appoints Ballad Health compliance advisory council

A Northeast Tennessee legislator will be among the members of a new state panel to advise the state about Ballad Health’s oversight.

Remember the legacy of Barbara Bush and read to your children this summer

Ballad Health will be initiating new programs and efforts, with details to be announced this summer, to assist in our common effort to ensure our third graders can all read at grade level. In the meantime, we encourage parents, family and friends to take the time this summer to read with our kids.

Ballad's Metzger shares expertise, helps train Harvard endovascular fellows

Wampler returns as Ballad executive

Andrew Wampler, a health care executive with 18 years of experience with local health systems, has returned to the Tri-Cities to join Ballad Health.

McFall to lead Ballad's southwest market finances

Ballad Health component MSHA recognized as top performer by health care industry magazine

New state monitor to assess Ballad's merger compliance

Tennessee’s health commissioner has appointed a former University of Virginia health system official to evaluate Ballad Health’s compliance toward stipulations outlined when the state approved the merger of the region’s two hospital systems.

Did Ballad really 'net new jobs' in nursing?

While Ballad Health certainly hired 255 new graduate nurses for a net gain of current employment, no new jobs were created or netted, as indicated in a tweet by Executive Chairman, President and CEO  Alan Levine.