Ballad Health Has Announced Mountain View Regional Hospital In Norton Virginia Will Close In 2023. The Facility Opened In The 1980’s As A Replacement Site For St. Mary’s Hospital. When Ballad Took Over The Facility, The Emergency Room Was Shut Down And The Hospital Was Converted To A Skilled Nursing Facility About Two Years Ago. Currently, There Are Roughly 20 Patients In The Facility And The Plan Now, Is To Move 10 Skilled Nursing Facility Beds To Norton Community Hospital By April Of Next Year.