0 , ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁and ▁replace ▁the ▁old ▁C annon ▁Hospital ▁located ▁in ▁B anner ▁El k ▁and ▁S loop ▁Hospital ▁located ▁in ▁Cross n ore . ▁The ▁new ▁campus ▁also ▁hosts ▁the ▁S loop ▁Medical ▁Building , ▁which ▁houses ▁various ▁doctor ' s ▁and ▁dent ist ' s ▁offices , ▁the ▁local ▁Y M CA ▁complex , ▁and ▁a ▁ph arm acy . ▁The ▁hospital ▁is ▁a ▁critical ▁care ▁facility ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁emer gency ▁department ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁imag ery , ▁lab , ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁other ▁services . ▁It ▁has ▁ 2 5 ▁medical ▁b eds ▁and ▁ten ▁psych iat ric ▁b eds . ▁Crit ical ▁ill ness es ▁and ▁inj uries ▁and ▁tra uma ▁patients ▁are ▁often ▁stabil ized ▁at ▁C annon , ▁then ▁flow n ▁or ▁transport ed ▁by ▁amb ul ance ▁to ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁As he ville , ▁or ▁Johnson ▁City , ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Hospital , ▁a ▁Mission ▁Health ▁care ▁System ▁campus , ▁located ▁just ▁beyond ▁A very ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Mitchell ▁County ▁town ▁of ▁Spr uce ▁P ine , ▁also ▁serves ▁the ▁lower ▁portion ▁of ▁A very ▁County . ▁ ▁The ▁A very ▁County ▁Emer gency ▁Medical ▁Service ▁( E MS ) ▁is ▁a ▁full - time ▁county ▁department ▁( since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁They ▁provide ▁param edic - level ▁emer gency ▁medical ▁care ▁via ▁three ▁amb ul ances ▁and ▁a ▁super visor ' s ▁SU