Ballad Health donates former John B. Dennis property for new Sullivan County EMS Station 2
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Summary
Ballad Health offered a quick-claim deed for a former medical office at 2212 N. John B. Dennis Highway to Sullivan County for a new EMS Station 2; the county commission accepted the deed by resolution after a motion to waive rules for a supermajority vote.
Ballad Health offered to transfer a former medical-office property at 2212 North John B. Dennis Highway to Sullivan County to become the site of a new Sullivan County Emergency Medical Services Station 2, and the county commission adopted a resolution accepting the deed.
The property donation was announced in a presentation to the Sullivan County Commission by Ballad Health Chairman and CEO Alan Levine and Ballad Health operations staff. Levine said, “So today, we're happy to announce that we're donating the John b Dennis property to serve as the next home for Sullivan County EMS Station 2.” He described the building as “just over 6,300 square feet” on “1.4 acres” and called the gift “a gift that we think is will serve the return on that investment for this community.”
County and Ballad officials said the location provides better space and access than the current station, which staff described as roughly 1,200 square feet that houses four personnel and two units 24 hours a day. A Ballad representative said the current arrangement on hospital property has worked but offers limited room for growth.
Commissioner Vandiver introduced the resolution and the commission first moved to waive rules requiring a 15‑vote threshold so the item could be decided that night. The clerk recorded the vote after roll call; the minutes show the item was adopted after the required majority of votes cast was reached.
The commission's formal action recorded the resolution to accept the quick-claim deed and authorized whatever administrative steps were needed to complete the transfer and site preparation. Commissioners and Ballad Health representatives spoke in support of co-locating EMS operations at the donated site to improve visibility, ingress and egress, and future expansion capacity.
The commission briefed no specific construction timeline, budget, or funding source for conversion of the building during the discussion; those implementation details were not specified in the hearing record. Commissioners thanked Ballad Health for the donation and for the health system’s ongoing partnership with county first responders.
Ballad Health, county EMS leaders and staff remained available at the meeting for follow-up questions after the vote. The commission returned to the regular calendar after adopting the resolution.
