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MSHA closing Indian Path Pavilion

KINGSPORT – Citing reduced demand for mental health services and financial considerations, Mountain States Health Alliance is closing Indian Path Pavilion, a 67-bed psychiatric unit, over the next couple of months and consolidating its mental health services at 75-bed Woodridge Hospital in Johnson City.

MSHA’s board of directors approved the move, which will eliminate 114 jobs, at a meeting today. The health care system has about 200 open jobs and will do what it can to re-employ those who have lost jobs. According to MSHA’s Web site, those employees include psychiatric nurses and master’s prepared clinicians.  Read More...
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Two Carter prisoners charged with forcing jailmate into bad tattoo
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Teens arrested for burning park flags in Erwin
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