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Supporting the resources accessed through the area’s larger medical campuses are a range of private practices and doctors representing virtually every health care area. Plus, with the inclusion of the ETSU College of Medicine and the ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City stands as center for medical innovation.

Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) is recognized as the largest health care system in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, as well as the second-largest health care employer on the local and regional levels. Johnson City Medical Center, the system’s flagship hospital, is the largest of the area’s campuses. The 541-bed, acute-care teaching hospital (affiliated with ETSU) serves as a major medical referral center equipped with a Level I Trauma Center and a four-base emergency medical air transportation service. The campus is also home to the brand new $36 million Niswonger Children’s Hospital.

The 91-bed general acute-care North Side Hospital, the James H. & Cecile C. Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital, the 36-bed Johnson City Specialty Hospital and the 75-bed Woodridge Hospital are additional MSHA facilities in Johnson City. The newest addition to the MSHA system will be coming in summer 2010 with the establishment of Franklin Woods Community Hospital in the Med-Tech Park. The new facility will be comprised of 80 beds and a 22-room Emergency Department, and will replace both North Side and Specialty Hospitals upon opening.

The not-for-profit Wellmont Health System is a regionally trusted health care provider offering numerous medical resources that range from general acute-care services to specialized tertiary care programs. Wellmont Health operates three facilities within minutes of Johnson City, including the award-winning, 505-bed Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, which houses one of the state’s few Level I trauma centers, along with a Level III neonatal ICU; the nearby Bristol Medical Center, a 348-bed facility, featuring a digital cardiac cath lab and a designated primary stroke center; and the 100-bed Takoma Regional Hospital in Greeneville.

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, a 111-bed, tertiary care teaching hospital, offers a wealth of patient services utilizing the latest in technology, education and research. In addition to acute care services in the areas of surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry and more, the center is equipped with the 120-bed Nursing Home Care Unit and a 295-bed Domiciliary that provides a Homeless Inpatient Treatment Program and the Homeless Outreach Program.

Frontier Health is the region’s premier provider of behavioral health, mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, vocational rehabilitation and recovery services. Frontier Health’s 18 outpatient sites and more than 90 community programs include specialized services for victims of domestic violence and AIDS; interpreter services for the hearing impaired; and residential services for adults with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities, foster care, adoption, youth in crisis, in need of respite, or with state custody issues. Crisis Response Services respond 24 hours a day to individuals and families experiencing acute emotional and/or substance abuse problems and critical incident stress debriefing.


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