Athens resident David Martin was referred to Parkwest Medical Center for heart surgery due to a malfunctioning valve. The day before surgery, he suddenly suffered from a stroke (the nurse …
Powell, Wert are Hillcrest Healthcare heroes
When the call went out for face masks, Linda Wert and Shelia Powell cranked up their sewing machines.
The two Knoxville volunteers crafted more than 400 masks for front-line healthcare staff …
LMU No. 1 in primary care residents
Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine has been listed by U.S. News and World Report as No. 1 in 2020 for schools that produce the most primary care residents. The rankings …
Rapid Access Center: EMS behind the scenes
Meet Mary Beth Bass, call center team lead of the Covenant Health Rapid Access Center.
The center launched in 2008 and has never closed. It is open 24 hours a day, …
Parkwest professionals get nurse back to work
Meet Teresa Davis, a Parkwest Medical Center nurse who, after knee replacement surgery, expedited her physical therapy and regained strength to get back to work so she could help with …
The baddest bullfrog
Today’s meeting of the Joint Assembly to Wrap-up Stuff (JAWS) could end up like a Saturday night by the old mill stream. Cue frogs.
This dadgum virus has gone political.
Republicans, aka …
Lee removes capacity limits on restaurants, retail
Gov. Bill Lee continues to open Tennessee businesses in the 89 counties without county-operated health departments. On Friday, Lee removed capacity restrictions on restaurants and retail and issued guidelines to …
Covenant Health joins clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment
Covenant Health hospitals have joined a nationwide effort to begin treating some COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma transfusions as part of a clinical trial. Convalescent plasma is donated by patients …