The Wythe County Community Hospital is busting the myth of rural hospitals, proving their quality of care is of the highest standards.

An 18-year-old from Christiansburg died after a motorcycle crash in Wythe County on Sunday, according to Virginia State Police.

Meet Brooklyn — this year’s first baby at Wythe County Community Hospital! The bundle of joy weighs five pounds and one ounce and is 18.5 inches. Her parents, Elizabeth and Dillon, welcomed her to the world on Jan. 1 at 6:42 p.m. at the Wythe County Community Hospital. “We are so excited to meet the newest member of our family!” said Elizabeth. “We are so grateful to the physicians, nurses and staff at Wythe County Community for taking such good care of us and making this experience special for our family.”

On Friday, 10 News was there as 180 lunches were dropped off at the Wythe County Community Hospital from a special local business. Hospital employees lined up with carts, ready for one of Food for Frontline’s largest orders. Flourz owners, Dewey Newhouse and Jennifer Miller, along with their team, started working at 5 a.m. Friday morning to prepare the large order. Miller knows firsthand just how deserving the hospital employees are of a lunch to say thank for their hard work. She herself retired from Wythe County Community Hospital, trading in her scrubs for a ‘Support local business’ t-shirt.