Christmas is over, but school is out and many families will be at home this week. Plus, the New Year’s weekend is ahead. Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center shares some …
Parents: Protect your child from flu
How can I protect my child from flu? The first and best way to protect against flu is to get a yearly flu vaccine for yourself and your child.
Flu vaccination …
Student nurses administer COVID-19 vaccines
Nursing students at Pellissippi State Community College aren’t just watching history unfold as the COVID-19 pandemic continues – they’re taking action to end it.
Pellissippi State nursing students administered the first rounds of a COVID-19 …
Parkwest patient is region’s first for ‘GPS’ technology
It’s the perfect pairing of technology and human intellect. Using precise measurements, surgeon Justin Kennon, MD, navigates a reverse total shoulder replacement using GPS (guided personalized surgery) technology. Parkwest Medical …
Flu: Symptoms and prevention
Most people with the flu will experience symptoms such as fever, cough, congestion and body aches, and will recover on their own after about a week. However, infants, the elderly …
Porters back home after battle with covid
After 35 years of marriage, Melanie and Gailen Porter have seen it all. However, they didn’t expect to both face a critical illness in 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic was a very …
Get flu shot to prevent ‘twindemic’
It’s time to get your flu shot. Tennessee Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend a yearly flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and …
Parkwest limits non-urgent hospitalization
In response to the surge in COVID-19 patients, Parkwest Medical Center has opted to postpone non-urgent cases through December. Here is the Parkwest statement:
“Each of Covenant Health’s nine acute-care hospitals …