Will Bowen presented with BEE Award
Posted on December 11, 2020Congratulations to Will Bowen, a Peri-op Tech in the Ambulatory Staging Unit, for being recognized with the BEE award. Will was nominated by a department assistant in our customer relations department. Will’s Nomination “I work in surgery waiting and when a patient is transferred to the floor after surgery, our ASU transport personnel will call
DAISY Award Winner: Brooke Denning, RN
Posted on December 11, 2020Brooke Denning, a nurse at Parkwest Medical Center was honored with The DAISY Award. Thank you, Brooke for putting your patients first!
Finding a Better Way
Posted on December 9, 2020Parkwest Patient is Region’s First to Benefit from New “GPS” Technology It’s the perfect pairing of technology and human intellect. Using precise measurements, surgeon Justin Kennon, MD, navigates a reverse total shoulder replacement using GPS technology. In this case, GPS stands for guided personalized surgery. Parkwest Medical Center and Dr. Kennon are the first hospital
Help for the Holidays
Posted on December 2, 2020The holiday season is a time for family and festivities, but it can also be an
emotional time when we feel stress, sadness and fatigue.
An Unusual Gift: Physical Therapist who survived lung cancer is inspired by helping others
Posted on November 24, 2020The recovery process is something the manager of the therapy center understands on a personal level. Physical therapist Mark Conley is a cancer survivor.
Parkwest Medical Center Named to List of Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Fortune.com/IBM Watson Health
Posted on November 18, 2020Parkwest Medical Center, a member of Covenant Health, is the only Tennessee hospital named among the nation’s Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Fortune/IBM Watson Health.
Heartbroken But Hopeful
Posted on November 18, 2020Parkwest, Peninsula and TSPN host virtual Survivors of Suicide Loss Day program. Join us for videos from survivors honoring loved ones we’ve lost.
“I Would Not be Here Today”: Kingsport Man Says Bariatric Surgery Saved His Life
Posted on November 11, 2020Jordan Casey has always struggled with his weight. Two years ago, Casey weighed in at 556 pounds. Bariatric surgery helped him lose half of his body weight.