As Merger Efforts Continue, Two Area Health Care Organizations Have Created Four Community Work Groups. The Groups Are Designed To Provide Public Input As Mountain States Health Alliance And Wellmont Health Systems Continue To Explore The Creation Of A New, Integrated Entity. Wellmont President And CEO Bart Hove Said The Organizations Have Committed To An Open Process As The Two Consider The Creation Of A Truly New Health Improvement Organization For The Region. The Work Groups Will Begin Meeting In July And Will Hold Public Meetings.