Ballad Health
| Formerly | Wellmont Health Systems/Mountain States Health Alliance |
|---|---|
| Industry | Health care |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Headquarters | 408 N State of Franklin Rd., Johnson City, Tennessee, |
Area served | Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky |
Number of employees | 13,800 |
| Website | www |
Ballad Health is a chain of hospitals headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee. It includes facilities in Tennessee and Virginia. Some of its locations are also urgent care centers and primary care locations. They operate a blood bank, named Marsh Regional Blood Center.
The healthcare system's website states that its service area includes 29 counties, some of which are in Kentucky and North Carolina.
The current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ballad Health is Alan Levine. Levine's compensation for 2023 was $3,557,360 plus $247,091 in other payments. Under Levine's leadership, Ballad's strategy has included closing many healthcare centers in rural areas, which has led to a healthcare monopoly across the region. Levine also previously co-chaired the healthcare transition for Governor Rick Scott, whose company was fined a record $1.7 Billion for Medicare and Medicaid fraud.