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August 27, 2020 13:42 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Gov. Bill Lee, Ballad Health applaud ETSU designation by Trump administration as national rural research center

Johnson City, Tennessee, Aug. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One year ago, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and leaders from throughout the Appalachian Highlands joined East Tennessee State University...
June 17, 2020 16:35 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Ballad Health creates public service communications, materials for rural and community hospitals hard-hit by pandemic

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industries working to find a path forward in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic aren’t limited to cruise ships...
June 11, 2020 17:57 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Despite global pandemic, Ballad Health successfully launches Epic electronic health records system in its outpatient clinics; progresses toward region’s most extensive interoperable technology platform

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, June 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, June 1, Ballad Health reached a new milestone in its journey to create a common and interoperable health technology platform for all...
June 03, 2020 11:05 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Ballad Health to collaborate with Harvard Medical School and ETSU on rural health research

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, June 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ballad Health announced today that Dr. Michael Chernew, the Leonard D. Schaeffer Professor of Health Care Policy and the Director of the...
May 19, 2020 11:51 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Ballad Health joins Premier Inc. to launch new program to invest in innovative domestic manufacturing

JOHNSON CITY, TN, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Premier, Ballad Health, and other major American health systems will invest in innovative suppliers, including makers of personal protective...
May 07, 2020 09:59 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Ballad Health, Ensemble Health Partners Announce Strategic Partnership to Leverage Innovation, Bringing Up to 500 New Jobs to Appalachian Highlands

JOHNSON CITY, TENN, May 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leaders from Ballad Health and Ensemble Health Partners (“Ensemble”), with the unanimous approval of the Ballad Health Board of Directors, today...
May 05, 2020 15:44 ET | Source: Ballad Health

Data shows Ballad Health continues delivering higher quality of care

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, May 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When the merger to create Ballad Health took place between the legacy Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance, leaders sought...