Hospital Flooded by Hurricane Helene to Be Rebuilt in Another Flood Plain

Hospital Builders Meet Literal Definition Of Insanity

A Tennessee hospital destroyed by a flood will be rebuilt on land experts say is a potential flood plain, CBS reported Monday.

Hospital flooded by Hurricane Helene to be rebuilt in another flood plain

Ballad Health, the nation's largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly, plans to rebuild Unicoi County Hospital in Tennessee on land that two climate modeling companies say is at risk of flooding.

This Ballad Hospital, Flooded by Hurricane Helene, Will Be Rebuilt for $44M in a Flood Plain

A small Tennessee hospital that was destroyed by a surging river during Hurricane Helene will soon be rebuilt on low-lying farmland that could face several feet of flooding in a much smaller storm, risking another disaster if the new facility is not built to withstand extreme weather, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Ballad Health announced in January that it would spend about $44 million to rebuild the 10-bed Unicoi County Hospital in a…