Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System and Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance are expected to announce a merger agreement Thursday, according to a WCYB report.
Mountain States CEO Alan Levine will serve as the leader of the new company, and Wellmont CEO Bart Hove will serve as president.
Michael Eichorn, executive vice president and COO at Mountain States, will serve as the COO of the new company. Wellmont Executive Vice President and CFO Alice Pope will serve as the new company's CFO, according to the report.
The company will have 14 members on its board of directors.
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