BRISTOL, Tenn. — Bristol Regional Medical Center invites the community to a special Open House event on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the hospital’s main lobby. The event will give community members an opportunity to meet the team members who provide care, learn more about the services available at Bristol Regional and get a closer look at the technology and innovation helping advance healthcare in the region. “We’re excited to welcome our community into Bristol Regional and give people an opportunity to see the hospital from a different perspective,” said John Jeter, CEO of Bristol Regional Medical Center. “When people come to the hospital, it’s often during a difficult or stressful time. This event gives us a chance to simply open our doors, introduce ourselves and let people get to know the team members who are here to care for them and their families.” During the event, attendees will have…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Brian Myers has been selected to serve as administrator of Woodridge Hospital, bringing more than a decade of behavioral health leadership experience and a strong commitment to improving access to high-quality behavioral healthcare throughout Appalachia. He assumed the role in early August. “I’m very excited about Brian’s previous experience in behavioral health, and his passion for serving the underserved,” said Tammy Albright, CEO of Behavioral Health Services at Ballad Health. “He will be an integral part of our Behavioral Health leadership structure to help ensure quality and access to services.” Myers joins Ballad Health from Appalachian Regional Healthcare, where he served as assistant vice president of Behavioral Health. In that position, he led the organization’s Behavioral Health and Addiction Medicine service lines, overseeing operations across four inpatient psychiatric hospital campuses and a comprehensive network of outpatient behavioral health programs serving communities in Kentucky and West Virginia. A native of Big Stone Gap,…

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ballad Health is giving away a limited number of tickets to our team members for the NASCAR Fall Weekend races on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 17-19. All you have to do to enter is fill out the submission form below, providing us your name, non-Ballad Health email address, phone number and Ballad Health ID number, and you could be a winner! Click here to enter the giveaway. NOTE: The deadline for entering is Thursday, Sept. 17, at noon. Giveaway details Click here for more information on Thursday’s UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics and Bush’s Beans 200. Click here for more information about the Food City 300 & Nobody Trashes Tennessee Qualifying on Friday. Click here for more information on the Bass Pro Shops Night Race (NASCAR Cup Series) on Saturday. Ballad Health serves as the official healthcare and trauma services provider for Bristol Motor Speedway.

NOTE: Technical issues with using the discount code have been corrected and the discount code has been extended through today (Friday, Sept. 11). BRISTOL – The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is here; Ballad Health team members can get a great deal on tickets to the music festival, set for Sept. 11-13 in downtown Bristol. By using the code BALLAD45 when purchasing tickets online, team members can save $45 on the cost of a three-day, general admission ticket package. The discount is good until midnight on Thursday, Sept. 10. Click here to purchase tickets. Headliners for this year’s festival include St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Sierra Ferrell, Old Crow Medicine Show and Los Lobos. Ballad Health is once again a sponsor for the Rhythm & Roots Reunion. For more information about the festival, including music lineup and FAQs, visit https://bristolrhythm.com/.

As a reminder, team members can access valuable benefits by using Ballad Health Pharmacy. Check out the advantages below. You can also help us better serve our team member workforce by completing a quick online survey. The survey is only one page and takes about three minutes to complete. Take our Ballad Health Pharmacy survey. Ballad Health Pharmacy benefits Team members and covered dependents are eligible for multiple benefits and discounts at Ballad Health Pharmacy, including: Mail delivery service Mail delivery service is available for all team members’ residential locations. Call 423-926-6154 and ask to register for courier or mail delivery service. Pharmacy staff will do the rest. Streamlining medications with MedSync In addition to home delivery, Ballad Health Pharmacy is using a powerful tool called MedSync that allows our pharmacy team to synchronize most medications so patients can receive fewer deliveries and make fewer trips to refill prescriptions. By consolidating refills, MedSync simplifies the…

Ballad Health’s Systemwide Grand Rounds – “Pediatric sepsis: We have some so far … but we are only getting started” – takes place Wednesday, Sept. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. It will be held at Johnson City Medical Center in Auditoriums 1-2 on the seventh floor, with an option to attend virtually. This event is part of Ballad Health’s recognition of September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Presenting will be Mark W. Hall, MD, a national leader in pediatric sepsis research. Dr. Hall is a professor of pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and chief of the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hall’s immunology work includes clinical conditions such as trauma, burns, sepsis and cardiopulmonary bypass. He is the Principal Investigator for Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the NICHD’s Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) and is an active member of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and…

ABINGDON, Va. — Ballad Health Cancer Care – Abingdon invites women across the region to attend Celebrate Women, a free annual event dedicated to women’s health and wellness, on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 4-7 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia. This community event offers women an opportunity to prioritize their health while connecting with local healthcare experts and resources. The evening will feature door prizes, educational sessions, giveaways and vendor booths, all designed to promote awareness and encourage preventive care. Guests will also have the chance to win a Dyson Airwrap styler and dryer as the grand prize. “Celebrate Women is a great chance for women in our community to put their health first,” said Paula Fore, senior director of Ballad Health Cancer Care – Abingdon. “We want women to leave this event feeling informed, encouraged and connected to resources that can help them take care of themselves. Early detection and preventive…

Ballad Health’s next Systemwide Grand Rounds – “Histotripsy: A Breakthrough in Cancer Care” – takes place Tuesday, Sept. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. It will be held at Johnson City Medical Center in Auditorium 2 on the seventh floor, with an option to attend virtually. Register now for this free, one-hour virtual seminar, which is worth 1 hour of CME/CNE credit. Click here for more information or to register for the event. This event will educate any level of healthcare provider on the use of histotripsy and how to identify potential patients for referral for the procedure. Trevy Ramos, DO, will give the presentation. Ballad Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide CME for physicians and designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Ballad Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission…