Katerpillar Kids Camp is a special weekend day camp for children grades 1-12 who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The camp is a free community service provided by Covenant Hospice and sponsore...
Robert Drinnon, Senior Medical Physicist, Radiation Oncology, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, is an expert in lead shielding for procedure rooms and assures a safe environment for patients an...
The Everest Awards recognize individual peak performers. The awards honor the achievements of non-managerial Covenant Health employees who excel based on the company’s standards of performance. Nom...
Michael Shelton, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Educator, Emergency Department, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, sets the bar high for all who work with him. He oversees preceptors who orient n...
Martha Jean Amburn and Mary Jane Amburn, CNAs, Parkwest, are twins who work night shift on the oncology unit, and they are always busy! When they see something that needs to be done, they do it, wi...
Kathy King, Business Support Analyst, IT, supports nursing and ancillary staff with EMR solutions that impact the entire health system. She is the creative force behind much of the McKesson Horizon...
Joseph Bowling, Ph.D., Senior Medical Physicist, Radiation Oncology Department, Thompson Cancer Survival Center, is East Tennessee’s sole medical GammaKnife physicist. He directs the clinical quali...
Elaine Mullens, Registration Supervisor, Methodist Medical Center, can frequently be heard saying, “We can do this.” She embraces the goals of the registration department, especially point-of-servi...
Deborah Walker, Cardiopulmonary Supervisor, Roane Medical Center, works quietly behind the scenes. Her day may include administering a breathing treatment, placing leads for a cardiac patient’s str...
Deborah Payne, Supervisor of Radiology Support Services, Parkwest, embraces hard work, quality care and excellent customer service. Payne was instrumental in development of the Outpatient Flow Boar...
Brandi Trent, Supervisor of Covenant Call Center, is the heart of the Center. She trains staff to deliver consistent messages and support to customers of the Call Center, which includes Covenant Ra...
Testicular cancer develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. Treatment options for seminomatous and non-seminomatious tumors such as radical inguinal orchiectomy, chemothera...
This 3D medical animation about targeted cancer cell therapy depicts normal cell division, apoptosis, tumor cell formation, tumor development, and angiogenesis of a tumor. For information on Cove...
Treatment options for lung cancer include a wedge resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy or a sleeve resection. The focus then turns to non-invasive therapies such as radiation therapy, external beam ...
The symptoms of lung cancer may include cough, shortness of breath, chest pain or wheezing. Other symptoms for lung cancer may include coughing up blood, hoarseness, weight loss and frequent lung i...
The staging or progression of lung cancer are depicted. Stages include the occult stage, Stage 0, and Stages IA, IB, IIA, IIB. For information on Covenant Health cancer services, visit www.covenant...
Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, or HIPEC, is a treatment option for patients with advanced cancers that have spread to the abdominal cavity or peritoneum. For information on Covenant H...
Treatment options for cervical cancer include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. For information on Covenant Health cancer services, visit www.covenanthealth.com/cancercare
The symptoms of cervical cancer: abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge, pelvic pain or bleeding or pain during sexual intercourse. For information on Covenant Health cancer services, visit www.cov...
The criteria doctors use to stage cervical cancer are discussed and include Stage 0, Stage IA, Stage IIA, Stage IIIA, Stage IVA, Stage IB, Stage IIB, Stage IIIV and Stage IVAB. For information on C...
The steps an individual can take to reduce her risk of cervical cancer are depicted. For information on Covenant Health cancer services, visit www.covenanthealth.com/cancercare
Symptoms of breast cancer may include changes in the size or shape of the breast, an inward turned nipple, pitting or dimpling of the skin of the breast or nipple, or nipple discharge. For informa...
Florida native Ronald Rowe came to LeConte Medical Center in cardiac distress, and under the care physicians at LeConte Cardiology he learned more about his heart disease, and became a patient in L...
Cynthia Shular grew up in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and remains very active in her community. She sits on multiple boards of directors including the Boys & Girls Club, and the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Fou...
Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home is a division of LeConte Medical Center, and is a 54 bed facility offering both intermediate and skilled nursing care. Our facility also has the capability to care ...
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