State experts weigh in on Ballad Health plans

Thursday, November 29, 2018

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

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