The Tennessee Heart Health Network, an initiative of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue …
Covenant Health senior leaders recognized
Two senior leaders at Covenant Health were recently named to Becker’s Healthcare national lists of outstanding leaders.
Mandy Grubb Halford, MD, and chief medical officer, was named a “CMO to Know” and Debbi Honey, …
‘Seniors Got Talent’ at the Bijou
Tickets are on sale now for the third annual Morning Pointe Foundation Seniors Got Talent variety show in conjunction with Morning Pointe Senior Living at The Bijou Theatre in Knoxville.
The show will take place …
Bowman gets robotic-assisted pancreas surgery
Technology is a game changer in healthcare, and Covenant Health’s Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is experiencing new wins. Margie Bowman of Whitesburg, Tennessee, is the first patient at the …
Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation golf tournament raises record amount
The Hillcrest Healthcare Foundation golf tournament Oct. 2 raised nearly $30,000.
The tournament is one of three major fundraisers for the foundation as it serves critical needs for the residents and …
Dr. Shields is medical director of clinical informatics
Covenant Health has announced Nicole Shields, MD, FAAFP, as the health enterprise’s new medical director of clinical informatics, effective Oct. 1, 2023.
Clinical informatics uses data and health information technology to …
Covenant Health lists initiatives to prevent suicide
According to the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, more than three people in the state of Tennessee die by suicide every day. That’s 21 deaths per week and 97 per month, …
UTHSC researchers to study hormones’ impact on melanoma
As the United States experiences a continuous increase in cases of melanoma, researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis are beginning a study to determine whether …