Founded in 1996 with the vision "to be a national model of excellence for the provision of healthcare and wellness services," Wellmont Health System is the premier healthcare provider in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.    The integrated healthcare delivery system is comprised of Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Hawkins County Memorial Hospital in Rogersville, and Lonesome Pine Hospital in  Big Stone Gap, Va. Wellmont's broad scope of services ranges from community-based acute care to highly specialized tertiary services including neonatal intensive care and two trauma centers.

Complementing the services provided by each Wellmont hospitals are other facilities within the system. Wellmont Madison House, located in Kingsport, provides assisted living and a therapeutic day program for frail elderly persons and mid-life adults with a chronic illness. Medical care in the home is   provided   24 hours a day, seven days a week, through Wellmont Home Care.    And Wellmont Hospice House in Bristol offers care for terminally ill patients in a comfortable environment.

Wellmont Wellness Center, also located in Bristol, is a 50,000-square-foot facility that offers a wide variety of aerobic and education classes utilizing the latest advances in exercise technology.

Wellmont Health System is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of physicians, business and community leaders. In addition, a Community Board of Directors at each hospital provides guidance and input.

Wellmont is one of the region's largest employers with a staff of 4,500 dedicated professionals. Nearly 600 physicians deliver care at Wellmont facilities across Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. 

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Holston Valley Medical Center,   Top 100 Heart Hospitals

Holston Valley Medical Center has been named one of the nation's Top 100 hospitals for heart care, a significant designation that recognizes the facility's superior patient outcomes, quicker recovery times and shorter lengths of stay. Holston Valley is the only hospital in Northeast Tennessee or Southwest Virginia to earn a place on the 2005 Top 100 list, which is compiled annually by healthcare information company Solucient.

"There are more than 5,700 hospitals in the United States, and just 100 of them have been honored as premier cardiac centers," said Bert Whitaker, Holston Valley's president. "When the people of our region choose Holston Valley for their heart care, they're placing their trust in one of the very best heart hospitals in the world. "I commend our outstanding physicians and expert clinical staff for their unsurpassed levels of excellence and professionalism, which are the foundation for this award."

Findings from Solucient's 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success study were published in the Oct. 31 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. The 100 hospitals selected for the honor reported lower mortality and complication rates, shorter hospital stays and lower costs than peer hospitals. In addition, patients at winning hospitals were 23 percent less likely than those at non-winning facilities to acquire post-operative infections.    Read More...