Ballad Health Reports It Lost $17.6 Million During The First Three Quarters Of The 2023 Fisical Year. Ceo Alan Levine Said The Hospital System Will Likely Face Another Year Of More Of Rough Finances While It Works Its Way Out Heavily Relying On Contract Labor. Levine Added The Reduction Of Contract Labor Would Take About Two Years. Although The System Lost Money This Year It Seems To Project Below What The Numbers Were A Year Ago. Ballad Will Also Decide In The Coming Weeks Whether To Close The Intensive Care Unit At Sycamore Shoals Hospital In Elizabethton.