State experts weigh in on Ballad Health plans

Independent experts throughout the state of Tennessee have begun weighing in on Ballad Health’s proposal to regionalize care for infants.

We wanted to share what other child healthcare advocates are saying about our plans. The following letters were sent to the state this week.

• William A. Block, Jr., MD letter
  Interim Dean of Medicine, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
• Mary Nell Bryan letter
  President
  Children’s Hospital Alliance of Tennessee
• Keith D. Goodwin letter
  President and CEO
  East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Knoxville