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.

Ballad Health executives: We've hired 365 nurses since merger

When Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine took to Twitter on Thursday to announce that his hospital system had hired 255 new nurses, he was actually shortchanging himself.

Ballad CEO announces 255 new nursing jobs after cutting administrative staff

Ballad Health has hired 255 new nurses in the wake of eliminating 150 administrative positions last month, the company’s chief executive officer announced Thursday on Twitter.

Ballad Health announces plan to consolidate urgent care clinics

Ballad Health plans to close four urgent care clinics — in Johnson City, Abingdon, Kingsport and Greeneville — over the coming months, according to a statement released by the hospital system Saturday.

UPDATED: Ballad Health cutting 150 occupied jobs, 49 others through attrition

Ballad Health will eliminate 150 occupied jobs in the wake of the merger of Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance, officials announced Tuesday.

People won’t want to work with us if they see we can’t work with each other

Can we actually compete at the same level as Nashville? I say, why not?

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Ballad Health brings in new human resources officer

Ballad Health announced Wednesday that Deborah “Debbie” Dover has been tapped to serve as its new chief human resources officer and senior vice president of talent engagement.