Mountain States Health Alliance Has Completed The Land Purchase For A New Facility In Erwin. Officials Say That’s A Big Step In The Creation Of The New Unicoi County Memorial Hospital. The Closing Of The Land Purchase Keeps Things On Schedule For The New Hospital To Be Completed Within The Five-Year Time Frame That Was Part Of The Original Purchase Agreement. Plans Call For The New 20-Bed Facility, Set To Be Open By The Spring Of 2018, To Be Built On 45 Acres At The South End Of Erwin Near Exit 40 Just Off Interstate 26.