Oak Ridge Native Leaves Legacy of Love to Methodist Hospitality Houses
Posted on July 10, 2017Nancy Reed grew up in Oak Ridge and dedicated her life to teaching. A sixth grade math teacher at Karns Middle School in Knoxville, Nancy fought a valiant battle with cancer, inspiring her students, friends and family with her strong spirit. That inspiration lives on through the many lives she touched in her teaching career; […]
Read moreVictory is Sweet at Methodist’s Survivor Sundae
Posted on June 29, 2017National Cancer Survivors’ Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of life where cancer survivors unite to show the world what life after cancer looks like. On Sunday, June 4, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge honored these cancer survivors, their family and friends by hosting Survivor Sundae, an ice cream social celebrating National Cancer Survivors’ […]
Read moreMethodist celebrates first class of Nurse Residency Program graduates
Posted on June 27, 2017Congratulations to Methodist’s first class of nurse residents to complete the Covenant Health Nurse Residency Program. The year-long program involved classroom learning seminars, case studies, small group discussion, pre-cepted clinical practice, and evidence-based practice projects to train the newly-graduated nurses. The program was developed by Covenant Health to help welcome, orient and prepare new nurses […]
Read moreForbes names Covenant Health one of ‘America’s Best Employers’
Posted on May 25, 2017Covenant Health has again been named one of “America’s Best Employers” by Forbes magazine and is the highest-ranking Tennessee organization to receive the designation this year. Only seven Tennessee firms made the list of 500 top large companies. Covenant Health was ranked 38th on the list this year, the health system’s second year to be […]
Read moreNationwide outages by AT&T affecting calls to the hospital – how to reach us
Posted on April 3, 2017PHONE SERVICE UPDATE: AT&T has provided an update that the issue affecting our phone system has now been resolved and the main line to the hospital: 865-835-1000 is back online. Thank you so much for your patience during this event ————————————————————————————————————————————- As part of nationwide outages reported by AT&T, we are currently experiencing telephone issues […]
Read moreMarch Health Night to focus on radiation injury and the use hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Posted on March 21, 2017While advancements in radiation therapy help to target cancerous tumors and affected areas with a greater sense of accuracy, normal tissue can still be impacted by the treatment. Fortunately, the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy can provide significant healing treatments for those dealing with a radiation injury. Learn more about the use of HBO […]
Read moreCheck out the latest issue of Healthy Lifestyles
Posted on January 2, 2017Wishing you a happy and HEALTHY new year! The New Year is approaching. Whether your goal is to run a marathon, give back to the community, stop smoking, lose weight, or just improve your health—Methodist Medical Center and Covenant Health can help. We offer a variety of fitness activities, informative classes, and volunteer opportunities to […]
Read moreCheck out the latest edition of Healthy Lifestyles
Posted on December 9, 2016Learn about lung health, the relationship between sleep and heart health and foot care for people with diabetes, plus see how you can light up a life this holiday season and so much more in the latest edition of Healthy Lifestyles. Click here to read the full edition online.
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