In a nod toward improving emergency services, Ballad Health announced it will provide funds for a new ambulance in Carter County.The grant will fund an additional ambulance for Carter County EMS that will be available to transfer patients who need higher levels of care than can be provided at a community hospital.The ambulance will be stationed at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton to help reduce the strain on transportation from rural parts of the county, Ballad said.