Covenant, KARM extend care for homeless patients

Rachel DellingerOur Town Health

Who cares for homeless people who are discharged from the hospital?
Covenant Health and Knox Area Rescue Ministry have implemented a transitional care program for homeless men leaving hospital care.
Registered Nurse …

Holiday stress: Make a plan; set boundaries

Rachel DellingerOur Town Health

This week Covenant Health brings you Peninsula’s Holiday Survival Guide with tips for guilt-free gifts, coping with holiday stress and managing grief. There’s also information about outpatient support groups through …

Nurses hunt germs

Rachel DellingerOur Town Health

Germ detectives from Fort Sanders Regional focus on Public Enemy No. 1.
Meet Kim Murray and Patricia Jeffers, registered nurses engaged in preventing infections to ensure patient safety. Covenant Health_Nov 6 …

Nurse navigators aid cancer patients

Rachel DellingerOur Town Health

Meet Lucy Davis, a nurse navigator at the Thompson Cancer Survival Center. Nurse navigators help patients understand their diagnosis and treatment options, provide education and assist in coordinating patient care.
Welcome …

Warwick to head Thompson Cancer Survival Center

Rachel DellingerFeature

Scott Warwick has been named chief administrative officer of Thompson Cancer Survival Center, the Covenant Health system’s flagship cancer program. Warwick, a Knoxville native, assumed his responsibilities in mid-July.
“We are …