Wellmont History
These major milestones mark how quickly we’ve grown—and continue to grow—to greatness.
1996 - Wellmont Health System forms with the full-asset merger of Bristol Regional Medical Center (Bristol, Tenn.) and Holston Valley Medical Center (Kingsport, Tenn).
1997 - Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap, Va.) becomes the third partner in Wellmont Health System.
2000 - Hawkins County Memorial Hospital (Rogersville, Tenn.) joins the growing family of Wellmont hospitals.
2005 - Hancock County Hospital opens as a Wellmont hospital to serve the community of Sneedville, Tenn., and the surrounding area.
2007 - Three additional medical facilities join Wellmont Health System: Mountain View Regional Medical Center (Norton, Va.), and Lee Regional Medical Center (Pennington Gap, Va.). Wellmont forms a partnership with Adventist Health System to operate Takoma Regional Hospital (Greeneville, Tenn.).
2008 – Wellmont Health System establishes clinical affiliation agreements with two hospitals: Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands, Va.) and Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville, Va.).
Today
- Nearly 600 physicians
- More than 7,000 dedicated staff
- $285 million in salaries annually
- Nearly $100 million donated annually toward indigent care, debt relief and other charities