Want to understand more about the Wellmont-Mountain States merger into Ballad Health? You can hear it straight from Alan Levine, who will be Ballad Health’s executive chair and president, on this two-part podcast interview that recently aired on “Business Matters,” a local podcast on Public Radio 89.5 WETS-FM.
The podcast is hosted by ETSU economics professor Fred Mackara and investment consultant Bill Dunham of Dunham & Deitel Wealth Management. These interviews were aired in late November. Alan joined Bill and Fred for an extended discussion regarding the merger and its implications for business in our region.
It’s an excellent, straightforward explanation of the merger and what Ballad intends to accomplish as a new health system. NOTE: Each podcast is about 30 minutes in length. For Part 1, the interview with Alan starts at about the 15:30 mark of the podcast, while for Part 2, the interview takes up the full podcast.
