Leaders of Mountain States Health Alliance and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced this morning that they had signed an affiliation agreement affecting health care for residents of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
“We are pleased to announce this mutual affiliation between Vanderbilt and MSHA,” Dennis Vonderfecht, Mountain States president and CEO, said in a news release. “This announcement represents the culmination of a three-year search process that MSHA leadership has undertaken, driven by the rapid changes taking place in our health care industry today.
"As part of our 10-year strategic plan, we have been diligently seeking a partner outside of our region who shares our vision for the future as well as our culture of quality and cost effectiveness. We believe we have found that partner in Vanderbilt University Medical Center.”
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