Did you know the benefits of losing weight are more than just cosmetic? Studies show that significant weight loss can greatly reduce or eliminate obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Stroke Rehabilitation
Covenant Health is our region’s only network of stroke-certified hospitals in East Tennessee, which means no matter where you live, stroke care is always nearby.
Primary Care
Methodist Family Medicine Clinic, a brand new practice in Anderson County, was opened to bring comprehensive medical care to the community so that patients can get excellent primary care when and where they need it – close to home. The practice is located at 200 New York Avenue in Westmall Medical Park in Suite 250. They are accepting new patients of all ages.
Family Practice
Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health are proud to announce the opening of Methodist Family Medicine Clinic in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and welcome Dr. James Schindler to the medical team!
Emergency Care
When you get emergency care or get treated for covered services by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.
Flu Shots
Immunizations
Spring has finally arrived and we have much to be thankful for during this season of resurrection and new life. I continue to appreciate Covenant Health employees for putting our patients first and striving for excellence, and I offer additional thanks to the many employees across our health system who are helping deliver COVID-19 vaccinations […]
Serving the tri-state community since 1959, Claiborne Medical Center offers a full range of medical services, including cardiology, general surgery, and specialized procedures for gastroenterology, gynecology, and urology. The hospital also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing facility. Claiborne Medical Center is certified as an acute stroke-ready hospital. Learn more claibornemedicalcenter.com.
Obstetrics
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is the region’s referral center for stroke, neurosurgery, orthopedics, cancer, cardiology, neurology, surgery, and obstetrics. The area’s only comprehensive stroke and rehabilitation center, Fort Sanders Regional is home to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, nationally recognized for both inpatient and outpatient treatment of stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and orthopedics. Learn more at FSRegional.com.
Labor and Delivery
Labor and delivery patients: Mothers may have one support person (with matching armband), plus two visitors at a time during the stay, plus siblings of the newborn. A professional doula may also be present.
Dr. Kulisek earned his medical degree from James H. Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City, TN. He went on to complete additional training by completing his internal medicine residency and a fellowship in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, KY.
Gastroenterology
Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health are proud to announce the opening of Fort Loudoun Gastroenterology in Lenoir City, Tennessee, and welcome Dr. Chris Kulisek to the medical team!
Urology
Serving the tri-state community since 1959, Claiborne Medical Center offers a full range of medical services, including cardiology, general surgery, and specialized procedures for gastroenterology, gynecology, and urology. Claiborne also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Nephrology
Our physicians use virtual care to monitor a patient’s condition or to consult with other medical professionals regarding the best course of care. Virtual care allows us to provide innovative technology to hospitals in smaller communities so that patients have access to advanced care. Virtual care may be used to enhance hospital services in Cardiology, Intensive Care, Nephrology, Newborn Nursery, Psychiatry, Stroke, and Neurology.
Endoscopy
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Cancer Care
Covenant Health is pleased to announce its recognition on a national list of top oncology programs in the country. Becker’s Hospital Review, a publication for healthcare industry leaders, recently announced its 2022 list of “60 Hospitals or Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs,” which includes hospitals and health systems that are nationally recognized as top cancer care providers.
Our region’s referral center for stroke, neurosurgery, orthopedics, oncology, cardiology, neurology, surgery, and obstetrics. Home to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, nationally recognized for both inpatient and outpatient treatment of stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and orthopedics. Our region’s only Comprehensive Stroke and Rehabilitation Center accredited by The Joint Commission and the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
We offer behavioral/mental health counseling and support groups, as well as some virtual opportunities for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Ask your providers in these areas about virtual visits.
Psychiatry
Behavioral Health
The Office of Philanthrop y coordinates all philanthropic initiatives at Covenant through six foundations – Claiborne County Healthcare Foundation, Fort Sanders Foundation, Methodist Medical Center Foundation, Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation, Thompson Cancer Survival Center Foundation, and Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation. The fund raising efforts of these foundations support the system’s acute care hospitals, as well as its outpatient facilities, specialized cancer and rehabilitation centers, behavioral health organization, and hospice/home health services.
Covenant Health breast centers and Thompson Comprehensive Breast Center offer mammography and other services to diagnose breast cancer, such as core biopsy and breast ultrasound. Some of our imaging centers also offer tomosynthesis – also known as 3-D mammography – that allows smaller cancers to be detected earlier – even in women with dense breast tissue. Find the closest breast center near you.
MRI
“The first time I met him he walked in with the MRI report and said, ‘Your back is a wreck! What are we going to do about it?’” the 71-year-old Powell woman said. “I said, ‘I don’t know. You are the expert – you’ll have to tell me!’ And he did. He told me that surgery was a likely option.” He quickly found Halliburton’s problem – two deteriorating and ruptured lumbar vertebrae at L4 and L5. “He told me that we could do surgery or we could try some other treatments,” she said. Read More Here
Radiology
When you receive covered services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.
X-Rays
Mammography
The Covenant Health Women’s Health Network is a comprehensive resource of health specialists and services for women of all ages. Services from obstetrics and gynecology to urology, physical therapy, mammography, and counseling are available throughout the region for women in every stage of life.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy has been used for many years and is one of the most common treatments for cancer. Learn learn more about what chemotherapy is, different types of chemotherapy medications, possible side effects, and our chemotherapy infusion locations. Our chemotherapy services are hospital-based and provided by different departments of Covenant Health hospitals.
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy uses technology to target tumors without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue. Our radiation therapy services are hospital-based and provided by different departments of Covenant Health hospitals. V iew our radiation therapy locations and technology.
Radiation Oncology
Interventional Radiology
When interventional radiologist Keith Woodward, MD, repairs an aneurysm, Adam Hill stands beside him and hands him the instruments. But Hill, who works in the Fort Sanders Regional interventional radiology lab, learned what it’s like to be the patient when he experienced a brain aneurysm.
Surrounding counties. The 54-bed medical center has a six-bed intensive care unit, diagnostic cath lab, surgical services, sleep lab, and specialized women’s imaging
Orthopedics
For more than 65 years, Cumberland Medical Center has served residents of the Cumberland Plateau with a full range of specialty services, including cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, maternity services, and cancer care.
Wound Care
For more than 65 years, Cumberland Medical Center has served residents of the Plateau with a full range of specialty services, including cardiology, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, maternity services, cancer care and advanced wound care. Cumberland Medical Center is an advanced primary stroke center. Learn more at cmchealthcare.org.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Covenant Health physicians use the latest technology and treatment methods for inpatient and outpatient surgeries, including minimally invasive surgery techniques that result in faster recoveries, less postoperative pain and fewer complications. Our goal is for you to get back to doing the activities you love as quickly as possible.
Joint Replacement
Our joint centers at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center, and Parkwest Medical Center are model programs of excellence and designed exclusively for hip and knee joint replacement patients. Our teams of experienced orthopedic surgeons, nurses, clinicians, and therapists work together to stay on top of the latest technological advances and minimally invasive surgical techniques to provide better care for patients.
Neurosurgery
With more than 30 specialties from cardiology and neurosurgery to orthopedics and vascular care, Methodist Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in East Tennessee to offer cutting-edge treatments and technologies that benefit people with life-threatening aneurysms, severely damaged knee, hip and shoulder joints, sudden heart failure, and non-healing wounds. Accredited as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
Robotic Surgery
Covenant Health is home to many gynecologists who specialize in different areas of women’s health, including wellness, hormonal balance, pelvic floor and continence issues, and minimally invasive procedures via robotic surgery. We even have gynecologists who specialize in gynecological oncology. To find a gynecologist, call the Covenant Health Call Center at (865) 541-4500 or use our online directory.
Knee Replacement
Fort Sanders Regional, Parkwest Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center, and Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System are Blue Centers of Distinction + for hip and knee replacement surgery, which means these hospitals consistently provide quality care, treatment expertise, and better overall patient results while minimizing excessive costs to patients
2 The Body Mass Index (BMI) scale calculates measures body fat based on your current weight and height. Calculate your BMI and complete a surgery self-assessment to see if bariatric surgery could be right for you.
Covenant Health Therapy Centers offer physical therapy at more than a dozen locations. Many locations also offer occupational and speech therapy along with specialized programs such as sports medicine, orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation, Parkinson’s therapy, balance and vestibular therapy, hand and lymphedema treatment, and pelvic floor therapy. Our therapists have earned advanced specialty certifications and Covenant Health Therapy Centers are nationally recognized for excellence in both outcomes and satisfaction. Learn more about our services and to locate the Covenant Health Therapy Center nearest you.
Physical Therapy
It was a painful road before he arrived. Brian estimates he underwent numerous X-rays, MRIs, physical therapy sessions, chiropractor and acupuncture visits before receiving a steroid injection into a specific joint that made a difference. Receiving a steroid injection into his sacroiliac joint revealed the source of his pain. Read More Here
Occupational Therapy
With 12 locations, Covenant Therapy Centers offer comprehensive physical, speech, and occupational therapy services with individualized treatment to get you better, faster. Learn more at CovenantHealth.com/therapy-centers