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Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bristol Regional Medical Center operates in a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 1994. Bristol Regional is a founding member of the Wellmont Health System, merging with Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport in 1996 to create the region’s premier health system.
In 2000, Bristol Regional’s intensive care unit was named one of the Top 100 ICUs in the nation by Solucient, a national healthcare information company. And, in 2006, the hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Center achieved certification as a primary stroke center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Bristol Regional is committed to staying of the cutting edge of technology. The hospital was the first in the region to offer advanced treatment and diagnostic options such as the CyberKnife Stereotactic Radiosurgery System and image-guided radiation therapy for cancer patients, a digital cardiac catheterization laboratory and a 3T MRI and 64-slice CT scanner for capturing the highest quality medical images. The hospital’s centers of excellence include cardiac care, the J.D. and Lorraine Nicewonder Cancer Center, the Comprehensive Stroke Center, the Wellmont Diabetes Treatment Center, an emergency department and Level II trauma center, inpatient and outpatient hospice and palliative care, neuroscience, occupational health, outpatient services, rehabilitation services and women’s health.
Staffed by nearly 250 board-certified or board-eligible physicians and more than 1,375 talented nurses, technicians and support staff members, Bristol Regional is led by an administrative team, skilled physicians and community volunteers who serve as the hospital’s board of directors.
Mountain States Health Alliance
Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA), the largest healthcare system in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, is an 11-hospital healthcare system, also serving Kentucky and portions of Western North Carolina. With a commitment to Patient-Centered Care MSHA, continues to thrive as a leader in providing quality healthcare while also introducing such innovative programs for its patients and residents of the area as Stories for the Soul, Music for the Soul, Pet Therapy, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and National Day of Prayer services.
Formed in 1998, MSHA is comprised of Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) – its flagship facility – The Children’s Hospital at JCMC, North Side Hospital, Johnson City Specialty Hospital, James H. & Cecile C. Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital, Woodridge Hospital, a service of JCMC, all in Washington County, Tenn.; Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Carter County, Tenn.; Johnson County Health Center, located in Mountain City, Tenn.; Indian Path Medical Center and Indian Path Pavilion in Sullivan County; Tenn.; Smyth County Community Hospital in Smyth County, Va.; Blue Ridge Medical Management Corp. (operating the First Assist Urgent Care centers, ValuCare Clinics in Food City stores and numerous primary care offices) and Medical Center HomeCare and Hospice Services throughout the Tri-Cities region.
MSHA in the region’s second largest employer with 6,500 team and had an annual gross patient revenue in 2006 of $1.6-billion.
A Top 100 Heart Hospital, JCMC performs more heart surgeries than any other facility in East Tennessee – including Knoxville and Chattanooga – and is the home of the region’s only children’s hospital. MSHA is supported by its helicopter emergency service, Wings Air Rescue, with bases in Johnson City, Morristown and Jenkins, Ky.
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