A recent story about the hospital chain by Kaiser Family Foundation Health News portrays Ballad as an outlier when it’s not, the author says.
Clay Runnels
Clay Runnels, MD, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and leads Ballad Health’s physician leadership structure as chief physician executive. Dr. Runnels has oversight of clinical services, health research and graduate medical education. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Medical Foundation and has served as Chair of the Tennessee Regents Physician Engagement Committee for the American College of Healthcare Executives.