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Knoxville Business Journal Health Care Hero: Dr. Mary Dillon

Knoxville News-Sentinel Cortney Roark September 5, 2017 http://bit.ly/2wGfXDi Dr. Mary Dillon, medical director at the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, treats every patient in the 73-bed center like they’re her favorite patient.  But she’s not acting or putting on a show.  “Every patient thinks they’re her favorite patient,” Leslie Irwin, vice president and administrator at the […]

I am Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. I am Covenant Health.

I am Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. I am Covenant Health.

Bedtime Story

Librarian’s sleep apnea ends “happily ever after” Once upon a time there was a librarian. A very, very tired librarian. At bedtime, the clock would slowly tick by the hours – one … two … three – before she could drift off to sleep. The next day, she trudged along as if she were walking […]

Geriatric Resource Nurse Course to be held September 13, 27 and October 4

Geriatric Resource Nurse Course to be held September 13, 27 and October 4

Back in the Swim of Things

Almost a year after Joel Norman, MD, a board-certified neurosurgeon at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, took all her pain away, the 67-year-old Knoxville hairstylist is literally back in the swim of things.

Kids Need Enough Sleep to Succeed at School

Although many kids stay up late on long summer days, once school starts in the fall they should return to their normal sleep routines, experts say. Adequate sleep is essential to a child’s academic success and overall well-being. Researchers say that three to five-year-olds need at 11 to 13 hours of shut-eye per night. Five […]