WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM IS ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE TO WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE HEALTH PROVIDER RECENTLY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BASE A MEDEVAC HELICOPTER IN GREENE COUNTY TENNESSEE AND ANOTHER AT TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT. WELLMONT WANTS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDEVAC SERVICE FOR WISE COUNTY, HOWEVER, FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS, WINGS AIR RESCUE HAS SERVED THE COUNTY FROM ITS LETCHER COUNTY KENTUCKY BASE. WINGS AIR RESCUE IS A PARTNER WITH MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE. MOUNTAIN STATES OFFICIALS ARE URGING THE WISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VOTE AGAINST A RESOLUTION TO ENDORSE WELLMONT’S NEW SERVICE.