Ballad Health Has Submitted A Plan To The Virginia Department Of Health, To Protect Healthcare Safety And Access In Wise County. All Three Facilities Are To Remain Open And All Services Remain In The County. Ballad Is Requesting Permission To Support Patient Safety In The Immediate Term And To Prepare For New Services, Including Combining Medical/Surgical And ICU Units From Mountain View And Lonesome Pine, And Integrating ER Services At Norton Community Hospital, And Closing The ER At Mountain View. Among The Reasons Given By Ballad For The Changes Were Declining Population In Wise, Low Number Of Patients, And Difficulty Recruiting Doctors.