TriCities.com | Hospital chains clash over fundraiser for children's charity

TriCities.com | Hospital chains clash over fundraiser for children's charity: "Hospital chains clash over fundraiser for children's charity
BY MATTHEW LAKIN
BRISTOL HERALD COURIER
Jun 3, 12:00 AM EDT






JOHNSON CITY � A fundraiser for a children�s charity has led to a clash between two area hospital chains.
Wellmont Health System and News Channel 11 will broadcast an annual telethon Saturday for the Children�s Miracle Network, which raises money for children�s health care around the country.
Local funds go mainly to children�s programs at Wellmont facilities around Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.
The money won�t go to the Children�s Hospital at Johnson City Medical Center, owned by rival Mountain States Health Alliance."