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KNOXVILLE, TENN (December 27, 2018) – Tennova Healthcare in East Tennessee is finalizing steps to end operations of Physicians Regional Medical Center on Oak Hill Avenue in Knoxville and Lakeway Regional Hospital in Morristown by the end of this year. As part of a strategic reorganization of services announced in January, Tennova is growing capacity at its North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center campuses and enhancing services at its affiliated hospitals in Jefferson City, LaFolle... ... Read More

Internist Timothy A. Crater, M.D., is joining the active medical staff of Tennova Healthcare – Harton. Dr. Crater is joining the practice of Dr. Stephen Bills and Dr. Rob Nichols at Tennova Internal Medicine – Tullahoma (Jackson), helping to fill the need created by the retirement of Dr. Bill Sanders from the clinic last year. He will begin seeing patients in January 2019 and his staff is already accepting appointments. His areas of expertise include the treatment of chronic and acute health conditions ... ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, TN (November 29, 2018) – The Newport Medical Center Board of Trustees has appointed Matthew Littlejohn as the new chief executive officer for the hospital effective January 2, 2019. For the past year and a half, Littlejohn has served as assistant chief executive officer of Tennova Healthcare’s North Knoxville Medical Center where he oversaw numerous construction and service expansion projects. At North Knoxville Medical Center, Littlejohn’s construction projects included ambulatory surgery ce... ... Read More

Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville has been granted an additional three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in Vascular Testing in the area(s) of Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing, Peripheral Venous Testing, and Peripheral Arterial Testing. This latest accreditation awarded to Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville demonstrates the facility’s ongoing commitment to providing quality patient care in vascular testing. Accreditation by IAC indicates that Tennova Healthc... ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, TN (November 26, 2018) – If you think a colonoscopy is a medical test reserved exclusively for older people, Tennova Healthcare suggests you may want to take a closer look at recent news from the American Cancer Society (ACS). “Earlier this year, the ACS changed its recommendation on the timing of first-time colon cancer screenings,” said Michael R. Ellis, M.D., a gastroenterologist with Tennova Gastroenterology – North. “They lowered the target age for those at average risk of cancer from 50... ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, TN (November 14, 2018) – As 2018 winds down, millions of Americans will make New Year’s resolutions in an effort to improve the quality of their lives. For those battling severe obesity, Tennova Healthcare is sharing compelling reasons to put weight loss surgery at the top of that 2019 “to do” list. “In the medical community, we’ve known for a long time that being overweight increases a person’s risk for many serious health conditions,” said Stephen G. Boyce, M.D., a bariatric surgeon and med... ... Read More

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All services at the two hospitals to permanently end on December 28, 2018 KNOXVILLE, TENN (October 25, 2018) – As Tennova Healthcare in East Tennessee proceeds with its strategic reorganization of services, growing capacity at North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center and enhancing services at its affiliated hospitals in Jefferson City, LaFollette and Newport, the system has begun work to end operations of Physicians Regional Medical Center and Lakeway Regional Hospital by the end o... ... Read More

It’s never too early for a reminder on how to avoid contracting the seasonal virus Across the country, last year’s flu season saw increased walk-in clinic and emergency department visits, heightened influenza-related hospitalizations and geographically widespread activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To reduce your likelihood of infection this year, Tennova Healthcare recommends four smart steps you should take. “It all starts with the flu shot,” said Kaneez Leonar... ... Read More

Certified nurse midwives provide personalized care before, during and after childbirth KNOXVILLE, TN (October 17, 2018) – Tennova Healthcare recently welcomed four certified nurse midwives to the women’s health team: Chris Bottoms, CNM; Adriana Matos Stiles, CNM; Laura Pohl, CNM; and Kelly Ostrowski, CNM. Prior to joining Tennova, the nurse midwives worked at Baby and Company in Knoxville. Chris Bottoms, CNM, received her bachelor’s degree in nursing as well as a master’s degree in nurse midwifery from ... ... Read More