Tennessee hospital to join Prisma Health

A 304-bed hospital near Knoxville, Tennessee seeks to become part of South Carolina-based Prisma Health.  Blount Memorial Hospital at Maryville, Tennessee and Prisma Heath have signed a non-binding letter of intent and are now in a period of negotiations, due diligence, and planning.  The announcement describes the Tennessee hospital this way:  “It has more than 2,700 employees and 200 physicians working in clinical and nonclinical positions in 20 locations in Blount and Monroe counties.  Key services include cancer, orthopedic, surgical and cardiac care.  The hospital was founded in 1947….”