More than 350,000 Americans receive emergency treatment for sports-related head injuries each year. Cycling accounts for most of the injuries, and football is second.
“Injured athletes want to get back to their sport as soon as possible, and their desire is understandable. However, when the head is injured, athletes may risk serious, long-term neurological impairment if they try to return to action before they have time to heal,” according to Dr. Lawrence Maccree, a board-certified neurosurgeon on staff at Methodist Medical Center.

High School Students Get Close Look at Healthcare Careers at M*A*S*H Camp MMC
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

"Many of the campers at M*A*S*H Camp MMC want to be in the medical field now more than ever,” said Cheryl Stallings, R.N., Family Education Program coordinator at Methodist Medical Center. The Medical Academy of Science and Health – known as M*A*S*H Camp MMC – is an annual event that gives high school students interested in healthcare careers hands-on experience in various clinical areas.

Lynne Smith named Mended Hearts Nurse of the Year
Monday, July 16, 2012

Lynne Smith, a registered nurse in the Critical Care Units at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, has been named the “Nurse of the Year” by the Oak Ridge Chapter of Mended Hearts.

Students Use the Summer to Take a Lesson in Citizenship
Monday, July 16, 2012

School is out, the pool is open, and the summer heat is the perfect excuse for a lazy afternoon. But, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, there is a group of teens who are using the summer to give back to their community rather than whiling away the hours in front of the computer or lying around the pool. These are the high school students who form the Junior Volunteers.

Road to Methodist Medical Center Goes through Afghanistan for Oak Ridge Eye Surgeon
Monday, July 16, 2012

Life sometimes takes unexpected twists and turns. When Thomas Dahl, Jr., of Oak Ridge joined the Air Force in 2000, he never expected to serve a tour of duty in a war zone. He thought he would work in a non-combat setting, complete his military service, and go into private practice as an eye surgeon, possibly in Oak Ridge. Then, terrorists attacked the twin towers and the Pentagon, and U.S. soldiers were sent to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Quilters' Guild Continues Its Pattern of Giving to Methodist's Hospitality Houses
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Hospitality Houses of Methodist Medical Center are supported through generous donations from the community. For the last nine years, one community organization, the Ritzy Thimble Quilters’ Guild, has offered a unique kind of support to the cancer patients at the Hospitality Houses. The guild has provided lap quilts for each patient staying at the houses. While each quilt is different, they are all made in the same pattern of generosity and compassion.

The Summer of Giving is Heating Up
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

July is the "Summer of Giving," and it's a time to make a contribution to the Hospitality Houses of Methodist Medical Center, which provide a place of comfort to those who must travel for medical care. Community businesses are hosting the "Summer of Giving,” a month-long fundraiser to encourage the community to give back to these houses that give so much to others. Throughout the month of July, you can make donations at designated locations including Lincoln’s Sports Grille, all Y-12 Federal Credit Union branches, and TN Bank.

Early intervention for speech delays puts West Knoxville girl “right where she needs to be”
Monday, July 09, 2012

When her daughter Amelia was just a year old, Dana Powers of West Knoxville began to worry that Amelia wasn’t meeting a few important developmental milestones. But with help from the pediatric speech therapy program at Methodist Therapy in Oak Ridge, Amelia and her mother found the guidance and support they needed to put Amelia "right where she needs to be."

Runner heads for Tennessee Senior Olympics, thanks Y-12’s LiveWise program
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Jeff Gates doesn’t let being a senior citizen slow him down. In fact, he’s trying his best to outrun his peers. In July, fifty-three-year-old Gates will be running in the state finals of the Tennessee Senior Olympics. The Y-12 employee plans to compete in four track races as well as the 5K road race. If he’s among the top four finishers in any of these events, he’ll win a bid to the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio.

Special Deliveries
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

May Births at Methodist’s Family Birthing Center