Plans are underway for the Methodist Medical Center Foundation’s Acorn Classic. The annual golf tournament will take place on Monday, October 8 at the Oak Ridge Country Club, and spots are still available for individual players and teams. This year’s tournament participants will have the opportunity to bid in an auction featuring a golf bag signed by pro golfers at the 2012 PGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship.

Karns heart patient - “I couldn’t ask for a better experience.”
Monday, September 17, 2012

A heart attack doesn’t give its victim much choice in when and where it strikes, but for Donald Fox, time and place were on his side. The Karns man was at his job at B&W Y-12 in Oak Ridge when he began feeling the symptoms. But thanks to the swift action of the company's on-site medical staff and the cardiac care team at Methodist Medical Center, Fox got the help he needed without sustaining damage to his heart.

It's Tailgating Time in Tennessee!
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thousands of Tennessee Vols fans are packing their picnic baskets, coolers, and grills and heading to pre-game tailgate parties before home games this fall. While the weather may be ideal for an outdoor feast, Janet Powell, a registered dietary technician at Methodist Medical Center, wants to remind the tailgating public that warm temperatures also provide a perfect environment for bacteria and other food pathogens. So before you go outside, get smart about food safety.

Transradial Caths at Methodist Offer Patients Significant Benefits
Monday, September 10, 2012

Most people who have heart attacks have narrow or blocked coronary arteries. Consequently, heart caths are frequently used as an emergency procedure to treat heart attacks. Dr. Milan Sheth, a board-certified interventional cardiologist on the staff of Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, recently answered some of the most common questions that people have about this procedure.

Methodist Earns Highest Recognition Possible for its Aggressive Treatment of Heart Attacks
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge is one of only 164 hospitals in the nation to receive the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s 2012 Platinum Performance Award for implementing “a higher standard of care” for patients who have suffered a heart attack. Methodist earned the organization’s Gold Performance Award in 2011. The Platinum award is the highest level achievable.

Miracles are Born Everyday at Methodist
Monday, August 27, 2012

Amy Jo and Joseph Yoder of Deer Lodge, Tenn. have relied on Methodist Medical Center's Family Birthing Center for the births of each of their four children. They have come to value the friendliness of the staff, the accommodations, and the emphasis on family that Methodist has to offer. The curvy drive takes them more than an hour, but for this growing family, it's worth it.

Hospitality Houses extend their thanks for Summer of Giving
Friday, August 24, 2012

The Hospitality Houses of Methodist Medical Center wish to extend a big thank you to all those who supported the Summer of Giving campaign, which took place in July. A special thanks to those community businesses who supported the campaign as donation sites: Lincoln’s Sports Grille, Y-12 Federal Credit Union, and TN Bank.

Heart-Healthy Cooking Class presents the Tastes of Fall
Thursday, August 23, 2012

Join MMC's healthy cooking class as we make-over some fall favorites on Monday, September 10.

Gluten Allergy May Trigger Celiac Disease
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine because of a sensitivity to gluten, a hereditary disorder interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.

August is National Breastfeeding Month...
Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Methodist offers support, classes, and expert staff to help you succeed
August is National Breastfeeding Month, an initiative established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2011 to encourage women to commit to breastfeeding. Research shows that breastfeeding is nourishing, boosts disease-fighting ability and more, but a large number of mothers in the United States, they say, do not breastfeed their babies.