News Releases

KINGSPORT – Marsh Regional Blood Center is experiencing a critical need for donors with the O-negative blood type as the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches.

BRISTOL – Dr. Bill Messerschmidt, a cardiothoracic surgeon with the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute, was recently awarded the Paul Harris Fellow award by the Bristol Virginia-Tennessee Rotary Club.

KINGSPORT – Marsh Regional Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Thursday, Aug. 29, and Friday, Aug. 30 in memory of the late Dr. Daniel Klinar.

Wellmont Health System’s Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in the coming days:

KINGSPORT – Patients who want a better understanding of a multitude of medical conditions and procedures now have an additional resource from an organization that has prided itself in helping the region be proactive and informed about its health.

BRISTOL – WellmontOne Air Transport has acquired a faster and more fuel-efficient helicopter that will provide additional safety measures and amenities to enhance the high-quality emergency care for which it has always received widespread respect.

Wellmont Health System’s Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in the coming days:

KINGSPORT – Ask Durward Setser Drinnon about the key to a long, healthy life and his answer is simple.

KINGSPORT – Medical professionals are special people who save lives, develop creative initiatives that improve patients’ health and build a legacy of care that greatly impacts the region they serve.

NORTON, Va. – Family and friends of a hospitalized patient might spend considerable time in the room as a way to show their love and support.

Wellmont Health System’s Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in the coming days:

Two Wellmont Health System hospitals that have consistently been recognized at state and national levels for high-quality heart care have received BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s newest accolade.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. – Another group of medical residents is reinforcing Wellmont Health System’s commitment to develop highly skilled physicians and increase access to primary care in Southwest Virginia.

KINGSPORT – Dr. Neal Carter, a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon who was trained at the world-renowned Texas Heart Institute, has joined the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute.

Wellmont Health System’s Marsh Regional Blood Center will conduct public blood drives at the following locations in the coming days:

KINGSPORT – Robin Harris, clinical director for the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute’s HeartSUCCESS® program, recently earned top research abstract honors at the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses’ annual meeting in Montreal.

Indulging your sweet tooth will not only be acceptable but encouraged as a national restaurant chain and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals team next week for a special event to help make miracles happen.

KINGSPORT – Virginia Frank, who has led Holston Valley Medical Center to continued national and regional success as president since 2010, will retire after the completion of a national search for her successor.

NORTON, Va. – When Dr. Addison Ward was 5 years old, he accompanied his mother, a nurse, to a medical conference. There, he heard a cardiologist speak and watched a video presentation of a heart bypass procedure.

BRISTOL – Dr. Joseph Foley III, an interventional cardiologist who specializes in vascular disease, structural heart disease and catheter-based treatment of blockages in the heart and other vessels, has joined the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute.