Cardiac Care- Covenant Health

Covenant Health: All Heart

Covenant Health hospitals are leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac-related health issues.  Our hospitals offer high-tech diagnostics, specialized testing, and facilities and services for treating a variety of heart diseases and conditions from early detection through recovery.

Covenant Health has recently taken a giant leap forward in specialty cardiac care by introducing new, innovative treatment facilities such as The Valve Centers and the Hybrid Operating Room.  Cardiac and vascular procedures such as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) can be performed in these new areas.

	The Valve Centers of Covenant Health No longer does getting treatment for the most complex heart problems mean going somewhere else. Today Covenant Health brings the most advanced cardiac care and surgery to our region with opening of the Valve Centers of Covenant Health at Fort Sanders Regional, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge and Parkwest Medical Center. Read more about The Valve Centers of Covenant Health			Breakthrough TAVR Procedure Now Available Covenant Health is the first health system in East Tennessee, and one of only 140 nationwide, to offer this innovative procedure for replacing heart valves. For certain patients, a heart valve will be able to be replaced endovascularly using a wire.  Traditional surgery would require a large incision and dividing the breastbone. The risks and recovery time associated with TAVR are much less in comparison. Read more about Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
	Hybrid Operating Room A new type of treatment facility is at Parkwest Medical Center, that combines the best of a traditional surgical suite with large imaging equipment such as real time x-ray and CT in a sterile setting. The hybrid OR allows less invasive, endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms in the chest and abdomen via catheters placed in the arteries in the groin. Read more about the Hybrid Operating Room at Parkwest Medical Center

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In matters of the heart, Covenant Health stands strong. Because expertise counts.

To learn more about cardiac services at the hospital nearest you, click on the links for the facilities listed below:

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville

LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville

Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge

Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville

Roane Medical Center, Harriman

Ft. Loudoun Medical Center, Lenoir City

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown

Need assistance finding a cardiologist (a doctor who specializes in treating the heart)?

Call 865-541-4500 or search Covenant Health Cardiologists and Cardiothoracic Surgeons.

• Cardiac Rehabilitation - Cardiac rehabilitation is a customized and supervised plan of exercise and education for people who have heart problems. A cardiac rehab program usually lasts from 4 to 12 weeks and helps the patient ease back into everyday life.


• Covenant Health Support Groups - Support groups help patients and their families deal with various cardiac issues. For information about support groups related to heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and other health-related issues, click below.

• Smoking Cessation Classes - Covenant Health often offers the American Lung Association's "Freedom from Smoking" classes to the public. For information about class times and locations, call 865-541-4500.

• Stop Smoking Mobile App - available for iPhone or Android, this app helps identify and overcome the triggers that make it difficult to stop smoking