In 2018, Unicoi County Hospital relocated from higher ground in the heart of Erwin to the southern edge of town, between Interstate 26 and the Nolichucky River.

30 More than 50 hospital staff members and patients were trapped at the Unicoi County Hospital due to severe flooding. Tennessee National Guardsmen assembled three UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters for ...

At the recent Bristol Tennessee City Council meeting, two firefighters were recognized for their bravery and quick thinking ...

The floodwaters made their way to the town of Erwin and Ballad Health’s Unicoi County Hospital. Ballad Health Southern Region President Lisa Carter said it’s a day that she’ll never forget.

But Unicoi isn’t the only Tennessee hospital built in a flood plain. Eight others across the state were built in moderate- or high-risk flood zones, and a dozen other hospitals are situated just ...