Officials With Two Area Health Care Systems Have Announced They Will Merge To Become One. Wellmont Health System And Mountains States Health Alliance Will Combine Assets And Strategies To Create A New, Integrated And A Locally Governed Health System. Alan Levine, Currently President And Ceo Of Mountain States, Will Become Executive Chairman And President Of The Combined System. Bart Hove, Currently The President And CEO Of Wellmont, Will Become CEO Of The New System. A New Board Is To Be Created Which Will Have Equal Representation From The Two Systems As Well As Two New, Independent, Jointly Appointed Members Along With ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland. A New Website Has Been Setup At Www.Becomingbettertogether.Org.