Mountain States Health Alliance officials announced two key partnerships Wednesday morning designed to expand and enhance rehabilitation and skilled nursing services for the Tri-Cities area.Mountain States has entered into a definitive agreement with HealthSouth Corporation to create a joint venture partnership that will expand services at Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital. Quillen currently operates 26 inpatient rehabilitation beds, and HealthSouth intends to add at least 10 beds to better serve the needs of the local community. The facility will continue to be known as Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital.Separately, Mountain States officials have also signed a letter of intent with Signature HealthCARE to develop an assisted living community and skilled nursing facility on the campus of the old North Side Hospital on Princeton Road. The old hospital will be demolished, and a new patient- and family-friendly care community will be constructed in its place. The new facility is expected to have 47 skilled nursing beds and 60 assisted living beds in all.“After an illness, people want to get back to what they love to do,” said Alan Levine, Mountain States president and CEO. “Our mission is to help them regain their independence and be as active as they can be. We’re excited about these new partnerships because we believe they will enhance the great work our people are already doing.”The redevelopment and construction component of the new agreements is expected to be a plus for the Johnson City business community.“Economic growth is important to all businesses, and we hope that this investment will help spark growth and development in the surrounding area,” said Levine.Washington County Economic Development Council members expressed their support of the new partnerships on Wednesday.“Mountain States Health Alliance has always been a strong contributor to the economy of our region, and now with the addition of resources from HealthSouth and Signature HealthCARE will enhance that economic contribution even more,” said Mitch Miller, president and CEO of the Washington County Economic Development Council. “The expansion of services at Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital and redevelopment of the old North Side property represent not only health care and construction jobs for our area, but also the potential for growth in other business sectors with the increased activity that two prominent medical facilities will provide in that portion of Johnson City.”HealthSouth and Signature are both already part of the Tri-Cities community. HealthSouth operates two other inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the area: HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Kingsport, Tenn. and The Rehabilitation Hospital of Southwest Virginia in Bristol, Va. Signature operates Signature HealthCARE of Greeneville, Pine Ridge Care & Rehabilitation Center in Elizabethton, Mountain City Care & Rehabilitation Center, and Signature HealthCARE of Rogersville.Press reporter Nathan Baker attended the press conference this morning. Keep checking JohnsonCityPress.com for more details of this developing story.
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