A Grant From Ballad Health Will Provide Carter County Ems With A New Ambulance. The New Unit Will Be Stationed At Sycamore Shoals Hospital In Elizabethton. Ballad Officials Said This Will Help Reduce The Strain On Transportation From Rural Parts Of The County. This Comes Roughly A Month After Ballad Announced It Would Be Closing The ICU At Sycamore Shoals And Consolidate It With The One At Johnson City Medical Center. The New Ambulance Is Expected To Help Maintain Timely Patient Care.