Tagged with: Parkwest Medical Center

Parkwest surgeons combine skill with technology for knee replacement

The incredibly precise nature of a new robotic-assisted knee replacement procedure is being matched by fellowship-trained surgeons who are precise in every undertaking. 

Staff Feature Friday

It’s Staff Feature Friday! Let’s get to know April from our Imaging Department! Name: April Helland   Job Title:  CT Tech   Why do you love working at Parkwest? My coworkers! They make working FUN.   What was your first job? Yall are going to laugh… I worked at a place called Western Palace. I 

Patient on the move after robotic-assisted knee replacement

“The benefit of robotic surgery is the fact that we can be more precise and accurate in the placement and balancing of our knee replacements to ensure the most optimal outcome for the patient,” Dr. Ivie says. 

Staff Feature Friday

Name: Vernon Ferguson III Job Title: Facility Service Technician in Engineering How long have you worked at Parkwest? Since Oct. of 17 Why do you love working at Parkwest? I love getting to know different people and everyday is different in our Dept. Where are you from? Moved here from Dallas, Texas 3 years ago. 

Joy in Antigua – Guatemalans in need

Staff Feature Friday

It’s Staff Feature Friday! Today we are getting to know Judith from our Senior Behavioral Health department! Name: Judith Winters   How long have you worked at Parkwest? 2 years in April   Why do you love working at Parkwest?! Working at Parkwest lets me advocate for our patients and families. I am also able 

Long after ‘death’, Knoxville man is ‘full of life’

Eddie’s Life, A.D. Long after ‘death,’ Knoxville man is ‘full of life’   Church was over one Sunday in August 2016 – but not Eddie Thompson’s revival. For that, he had to skip lunch and race to Parkwest Medical Center.   Fortunately, the 70-year-old lumber broker’s cardiac arrest didn’t come until he was inside the 

Ashley Adams Recognized with DAISY Award

A nurse at Parkwest Medical Center were honored today with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The DAISY Award was established in 1999 by the family of a patient who had received extraordinary care and compassion from his nurses during his final days.