OFFICIALS WITH JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA HAVE ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR A NEW 100-MILLION DOLLAR STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY TO BE BUILT JUST OUTSIDE THE TOWN LIMITS. THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS THE FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC NEED. THE NEW HOSPITAL WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON A 50 ACRE TRACT ON LEE HIGHWAY BETWEEN EXITS 19 AND 22 OF INTERSTATE 81. JMH EXPECTS TO HEAR BACK FROM THE STATE IN THE SUMMER OF 2008.