The Tennessee Department Of Health Released Its Fiscal Year 2021 Certificate Of Public Advantage Annual Report That Determined Ballad Health Copa Continues To Provide A Public Advantage To The Citizens Of Tennessee. Since The Creation Of Ballad Health, The State Of Tennessee And Commonwealth Of Virginia Have Independently Confirmed The Public Advantage Created By The Unification Of The Hospitals In A Rural Region. In The Latest Report, Tdh Determined Ballad Health Was Able To Respond To The Covid Pandemic In Ways That Would Not Have Been Possible As Two Separate Health Systems’ To Ensure The Deployment Of Staff, Beds And Personal Protective Equipment Needed.