Stronger by the Day
Posted on January 28, 2021Sandra Savage couldn’t have predicted the whirlwind she experienced after contracting COVID-19. When her symptoms worsened, she sought care at Fort Sanders Regional.
“For Us, It Was Life or Death”
Posted on December 10, 2020Despite their best efforts, Melanie and Gailen Porter contracted COVID-19 in 2020. With the help of Fort Sanders Regional, they’re feeling much better now.
COPD Awareness Month: Jeffrey Sheehy
Posted on November 16, 2020November is COPD awareness month, so we sat down with Jeffrey Sheehy, RN, from our complex medicine unit who has cared for patients with COPD to learn more.
Lessons Learned
Posted on March 6, 2020Eddie Evans suffered a pulmonary embolism in 2019, and after his diagnosis, the hospital’s Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) quickly went to work.
DAISY Award Winner – Charity Smith
Posted on January 20, 2020Congratulations to Charity Smith, a nurse on our pulmonary unit, for receiving a DAISY award for her top-notch care.
Finally Catching Her Breath
Posted on August 15, 2019After several years of struggling to breathe, Gail Barnhill had an appointment scheduled with a Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center pulmonologist – an appointment that turned out to be just in time.