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Roane Medical Center Receives Donation of New Clothing for Patients

Roane Medical Center recently received a generous donation from a couple community partners. Alison Savard, of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Harriman, in partnership with Thrivent Financial, worked with the hospital to provide new clothing items for patients in their care. Many times patients in the facility, are in need of clothing. Depending on their situation, […]

Roane Medical Center Provides Assistance with Patient Medication Costs

This free and confidential program helps to connect qualifying patients with their medications directly from the manufacturer at little to no cost.

Hedrick Joins Roane County Family Practice

Teena Hedrick, NP-C, has joined Roane County Family Practice and is accepting new patients.

Roane Medical Center Announces Formation of Patient and Family Partnership Council

Roane Medical Center is pleased to announce a new initiative that invites former patients and family members to provide feedback and suggestions related to various aspects of a hospital experience. Roane Medical Center Patient and Family Partnership Council will consist of volunteer members from the community and representatives from the hospital staff. The council will […]

Covenant Health Announces Medical Student Program in Partnership with Lincoln Memorial University

Covenant Health has launched a medical student program in partnership with DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.

Covenant Health Named to Forbes List of ‘America’s Best Employers’

Covenant Health was among only 44 hospitals and health systems in the U.S. to make the lists of “America’s Best Employers” in Forbes magazine, which include a total of 750 U.S. companies.

Cardiac Rehab Helps Frank Kolski Overcome Exercise Fear after Heart Attack

After Frank Kolski’s heart attack, Nicholaos Xenopoulos, MD, placed two stents in Kolsi’s blocked arteries and ordered 36 one-hour cardiac rehabilitation outpatient sessions. But the idea of exercising frightened Kolski. “I’ll be honest with you, I was afraid,” says Kolski. “What are these exercises going to do to me? Would they cause another heart attack? […]

Covenant Health Hospitals Receive “A” Grades in Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Ratings

Several Covenant Health facilities have received “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Scores, ranking the hospitals among the safest in the U.S.