McKinley and VanderSteeg Recognized by THA at 77th Annual Meeting

Posted on December 3, 2015

VanderSteeg and McKinley were among 26 individuals honored during the THA event in which awards were presented in 14 categories, recognizing contributions from healthcare representatives ranging from hospital volunteers and frontline staff to trustees and executives. 


Covenant Health Announces Leadership Succession Plan

Posted on November 20, 2015

Covenant Health, the major health system headquartered in Knoxville and the region’s largest employer, has announced plans for a leadership transition. 


Covenant Health’s Heart Surgery Program Receives Highest Ratings from International Thoracic Surgeons Society

Posted on August 13, 2015

Covenant Health’s cardiac program has received the highest quality designation from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), an organization dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries of the heart, lung and esophagus. The society represents nearly 7,000 surgeons, researchers and allied health care professionals worldwide. Based on data submitted from Covenant Health’s elite 


Covenant Hospitals Named Among State’s Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report

Posted on July 21, 2015

U.S. News & World report has released its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” naming three Covenant Health hospitals – Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center, and Parkwest Medical Center in Tennessee’s Top 10 for metro areas. 


The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs of Covenant Health

Posted on July 15, 2015

Chronic pulmonary (lung) disease is costly in both dollars and lives. It is the fifth leading cause of death and disability in Tennessee. 


If you don’t snooze, you lose.

Posted on March 21, 2014

Regardless of the complexity of the sleep problems, senior patients can rest easy about the care they will receive at Parkwest’s Sleep Disorders Center.