Hiring for new ‘Hillcrest at Home’

Diana FisherOur Town Health

Hillcrest Healthcare is hiring at-home caregivers as part of the new Hillcrest at Home program, which provides non-medical, personal care services for seniors in Knoxville and surrounding counties. Applicants do …

Covenant Health pauses staff vax requirement

Sandra ClarkOur Town Health

Covenant Health, Knoxville’s largest heathcare provider, will not be firing employees who are not fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022. That’s the impact of this statement, released Wednesday:
“In recent weeks, …

Thank a healthcare provider every day

Sandra ClarkOur Town Health

Jim VanderSteeg, president and CEO of Covenant Health, shared important information in his Thanksgiving message to the community. You can read it in full here.
I’d like to highlight these points:

Covid-19 …

Anniversary of veterans, military honors

Jay FitzOur Town Health

Of the 17 million veterans in the U.S., only about one-third receive medical care at Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, while the other two-thirds receive care at civilian hospitals. Covenant Health …