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Cardiac rehab unit encourages Corryton man

The Calm in the Chaos

Fort Sanders Regional Prepared for the Unexpected Tachycardia is the term used to describe an abnormally rapid heart rate, usually faster than 100 beats per minute. It can be caused by something as simple as stress and drinking too much caffeine, but it is sometimes prompted by things that are far more serious, like poor […]

Healing and Happiness

Patient Tackles Outpatient Therapy with Expert Care and Upbeat Attitude A lot can happen in four months. Just ask Shelby Smith and Lisa McBride. Smith is an amputee patient at Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center undergoing occupational therapy, and McBride is her clinical specialist at PNRC. In January of this year Smith was rushed to a […]

May Daisy Award Winner – Ashlyn Cota

Ashlyn was nominated by a fellow coworker for going above and beyond to help a non-English speaking patient and her family. The patient was struggling to learn how to manage a newly diagnosed, complicated condition. Despite the challenging language barrier, Ashlyn remained dedicated to helping the patient understand and manage her condition on her own.

Forbes names Covenant Health one of ‘America’s Best Employers’

Covenant 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 […]

Form Follows Function

On a quiet side street in Tellico Plains there is a stone cottage that is a classic craftsman’s home, likely built in the early 20th century as part of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Brenda Lee recognized the style the moment she saw it. She and her husband purchased it, and Lee now sells antiques […]