Healthcare advocates recognized with 2023 Inspire Award Ballad Health Foundation’s Night of Hope and Miracles returns to Kingsport for a cozy, ski resort-themed evening that will support the future of healthcare in the Appalachian Highlands. This year’s gala will transform MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center into an upscale ski village beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, complete with holiday-themed cocktails, a silent auction and delicious food. The event also features an experience room that showcases future plans for Niswonger Children’s Hospital and includes actual items used every day in the neonatal intensive care unit. “We’re thrilled to return to Kingsport for another magical year, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome our guests to this ski village for the Night of Hope and Miracles this year,” said Jack Simpson, president of Ballad Health Foundation. “Our teams have been hard at work creating an exciting and immersive experience for guests, and I…

Donation supports Panda Cares® Center of Hope at Niswonger Children’s Therapy Services JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — In its latest commitment to children’s healthcare in the Appalachian Highlands, longtime Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partner Panda Express® has committed to donating $418,000 from its locations in Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City over the next 10 years to benefit the Ballad Health Niswonger Children’s Network. Panda Cares® representatives teamed up with the Niswonger Children’s Network and Ballad Health Foundation to cut the ribbon of the first part of the donation – the Panda Cares® Center of Hope. The new center opened in the Niswonger Children’s Therapy Services gym on Tuesday, Nov. 14, made possible by the generosity of Panda Express® associates and guests. “We’re humbled by the generosity of Panda Express® associates and guests and can’t think of a better way to enter the holiday season than providing this valuable resource to the children and their families who…

The 2023 Niswonger Children’s Network Raffle is underway! Buy a ticket for the drawing to win a new truck or cash prizes from Champion Chevrolet in Johnson City. All proceeds support the Ballad Health Niswonger Children’s Network. Tickets are $50 apiece and payroll deduction is available. The drawing will be held on Dec. 2. (The winner does not have to be present at the drawing to win.) Click here to buy tickets by credit card or through payroll deduction. You can also call Ballad Health Foundation at 423-302-3131 to purchase your ticket. NOTE: The deadline to pay for a ticket using two payroll deductions is Wednesday, Nov. 2, with the cut-off taking place at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Payroll deduction can still be used to buy a ticket after that, but it must be paid for in one deduction. The contest is limited to 3,000 entrants. The grand prize is a 2023 Chevrolet Colorado. Cash prizes…

Our 2023 Team Member Giving Campaign, which supports a range of programs and funds to help our patients, the community, our team members and our facilities, lasts through Tuesday, Oct. 31. It’s not too late to give! Please click here to make your commitment today! As a not-for-profit healthcare system, Ballad Health treats every patient, regardless of their ability to pay. With most of our patients receiving care via Medicare or Medicaid – programs that pay less than the cost of care – there are many needs that can go unmet. Donations, even as low as $2 per pay period paid to your favorite Ballad Health Foundation fund, can help fill in the gaps. These donations can provide funding for necessities for patients and team members in need, support our region’s children through Niswonger Children’s Hospital and provide for vital healthcare and wellness equipment, programs and facilities needs throughout the Appalachian Highlands. Your donation makes…

“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” – Mother Teresa The math is simple. $2 per pay period paid to your favorite Ballad Health Foundation fund may seem like it’s not making a difference, but without that dollar every two weeks, we wouldn’t have any money to provide for our region, community and patients. Your donation makes a difference no matter the size. We have a lot of patients like Mary. She leaves one of our providers with prescriptions for antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication and blood thinner. The medications cost $4 each with discount programs, bringing them to a total of $12 for the month. Mary only has $2 in her purse, though. And when faced with the choice between medications and dinner… her decision is clear.  But you can help…

Today (Monday, Oct. 2) marks the first day of the 2023 Ballad Health Foundation Team Member Giving Campaign which provides team members with an opportunity to give to their choice of many important funds and programs that benefit our communities, patients, families and team members. The Team Member Giving Campaign will run until Tuesday, Oct. 31. Tapping into the spirit of teamwork and giving for which Ballad Health is known, this year’s theme is “For one. For all.” In an effort to make things more convenient for our team members, we are rolling over all current ongoing payroll deduction gifts! NOTE: If you made a one-time, lump sum donation last year, that will NOT be automatically rolled over and you’ll need to renew that. Reminders for this year’s campaign Last year, we started with a clean slate where every team member had to re-enroll their gift. That is NOT the case this year. If you…

You asked for an earlier campaign date, and we listened! Ballad Health’s 2023 Team Member Giving Campaign opens one week from today on Monday, Oct. 2, providing team members an opportunity to give to their choice of many important funds and programs that benefit our communities, patients, families and team members. The Ballad Health Foundation campaign will run until Tuesday, Oct. 31. Tapping into the spirit of teamwork and giving for which Ballad Health is known, this year’s theme is “For one. For all.” In an effort to make things more convenient for our team members, we are rolling over all current ongoing payroll deduction gifts! NOTE: If you made a one-time, lump sum donation last year, that will NOT be automatically rolled over and you’ll need to renew that. Reminders for this year’s campaign Last year, we started with a clean slate where every team member had to re-enroll their gift. That is NOT…

Ballad Health’s 2023 Team Member Giving Campaign is coming up in October, allowing team members a chance to donate to their choice of many important funds and programs that benefit our communities, patients, families and team members. The Ballad Health Foundation campaign will run from Monday, Oct. 2, until Tuesday, Oct. 31. Tapping into the spirit of teamwork and giving for which Ballad Health is known, this year’s theme is “For one. For all.” As we get closer to the campaign, we’ll provide more details about how to give. For now, we want to make team members aware of when the campaign will take place and the changes that go along with it. If you committed an ongoing payroll deduction gift during the 2022 campaign, your gift will automatically roll over and continue indefinitely until modified or cancelled. (However, we always encourage team members to increase their giving each year!) The same goes for team…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Niswonger Children’s Hospital is a regional asset, and on Friday, March 3, the entire Appalachian Highlands region stepped forward to support their children’s hospital. The 11th annual Niswonger Children’s Hospital Radiothon not only broke a local fundraising record, but it has now been recognized as one of the most successful programs in the nation among the children’s hospitals participating in the national Children’s Miracle Network. This year’s event raised more than $1 million to support the Hope Rising campaign to expand Niswonger Children’s Hospital, nearly doubling the milestone held by last year’s event. “Every single dollar raised during Radiothon is contributed toward the goals of the campaign, while Ballad Health underwrites the cost of program,” said Ballad Health Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan Levine. “Every bit of the region’s generosity will go toward serving our children, and that’s what makes giving to our foundation so special. “The 1,700 individual donations…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Hope is rising for children in the Appalachian Highlands, as Niswonger Children’s Hospital – literally – plans to reach new heights, and the Ballad Health Niswonger Children’s Network extends healthcare access and opportunities throughout the region. Members of the community can play their part in advancing children’s health during the 11th annual Niswonger Children’s Hospital Radiothon, taking place from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, and Friday, March 3.  During those two days, people and organizations in the Appalachian Highlands and beyond will have the opportunity to support this region’s only children’s hospital, to any extent they feel comfortable. The Radiothon will also feature the stories of patients, team members, clinicians and leaders who are part of Niswonger Children’s Hospital and the Niswonger Children’s Network. “The lives touched by this children’s hospital, the team members and physicians who give part of themselves to the patients and families who need us,…

The 2022 Team Member Giving Campaign is coming to a close, but there’s still time to give! The campaign concluded Friday, Dec. 9, at midnight. How to give You should have received a personalized email from Ballad Health Foundation that will let you make a donation. (Do not forward, though, as this link is personalized for you.) We’ve tried to make it as convenient as possible for team members to make a donation. You can give by credit card, check, cash or payroll deduction. You can also mail in your donation form. Here’s a donation form in PDF format that can be printed, filled out and emailed back to Tiffany Willis at Tiffany.willis@balladhealth.org. Unlike last year, your gift will NOT automatically roll over. Instead, everyone must re-enroll a new gift amount or manually roll over your current giving amount. Once you do that, you can make your gift a recurring donation that automatically rolls over each year. Important…

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.— Ballad Health Foundation’s Night of Hope and Miracles is returning to Kingsport to offer a slice of paradise and support the future of healthcare in the Appalachian Highlands. This year’s gala will transform MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center into an elegant, esplanade paradise from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, complete with holiday-themed cocktails, a silent auction and live music. The event also features an experience room that showcases future plans for Niswonger Children’s Hospital and will include actual items used every day in the neonatal intensive care unit. “The magic returns to Kingsport after a two-year hiatus, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome our guests to a tropical paradise for the Night of Hope and Miracles this year,” said Jack Simpson, president of Ballad Health Foundation. “Our teams have been hard at work creating an exciting and immersive experience for guests, and I know we’re all…