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CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Kimberly Pickett, MD, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Northgate.
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CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Andy Simpson, FNP-C, to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Chickamauga.
READ MORE Additional information about Nurse Practitioner Andy Simpson Joins CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - ChickamaugaThe MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Fund at CHI Memorial Foundation has awarded 29 college scholarships totaling $86,000 to Chattanooga area students for the 2023-24 academic year.
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga and Hospital Hixson both received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2023. This national distinction recognizes CHI Memorial’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.
CHI Memorial has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2023. CHI Memorial is one of only 56 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
Briana Thompson, RN, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Ryan Ambrosetti, DO, has joined CHI Memorial Primary Care Associates - Atrium.
Will Deloach, RN, and Cynthia Proctor, RN, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI™ and reported by Fortune.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Jessica Banks, NP, to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - LaFayette.
CHI Memorial’s Stroke and Neuroscience Center participated in the national research study, BUBL, and was instrumental in developing novel technology that can better detect a specific cause of brain damage in some stroke victims.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Stephanie Johnson, NP, and Sherry Ray, NP, to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Ringgold.
CHI Memorial Foundation’s 18th annual Pink! gala, chaired by Drs. Brooke and Davey Daniel and attorneys Gabby and Jimar Sanders, raised a net cash total of $433,000.
CHI Memorial and CHI Memorial Medical Group are pleased to welcome Mayshan Ghiassi, MD, FAANS, neurosurgeon, to the CHI Memorial Stroke and Neuroscience Center.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Prabhu Vijayvargiya, MD, has joined the Buz Standefer Lung Center and CHI Memorial Lung Care Associates.
Kreya Patel, RN, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce David Winters, DO, Charity Clayton, FNP-C, and Sandra Huggins, FNP-BC, have joined CHI Memorial Primary Care Associates – Atrium.
Alicia Daniels, MD, FAAP, pediatrician with CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates, is one of the first six pediatricians in Georgia to be certified by the Georgia American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition as a Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatrician.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Meagan Aiken, MD, to CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates.
Three nurses at CHI Memorial recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
After months of delay, CHI Memorial now has the certificate of need (CON) to build a new hospital in Ringgold, Ga.
Three nurses at CHI Memorial recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
The Rees Skillern Cancer Institute and CHI Memorial will host the 2023 Southeast Regional Oncology Symposium on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Embassy Suites from 7:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
CHI Memorial was named a Top General Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce the opening of CHI Memorial Vascular Surgery Specialists, a practice that provides comprehensive care for diseases of the vascular system, including the arteries, veins, and lymphatic systems throughout the body.
The MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Fund at CHI Memorial Foundation is accepting applications for the 2023-24 school year, focusing on awarding college scholarships to the children of breast cancer patients.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Erika Puzanov, AG-ACNP-FNP, has joined CHI Memorial Infectious Disease Associates.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Leslie Casteel, FNP-C, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Cleveland.
Effective November 1, 2022, CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia will be in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee Blue Advantage (Medicare Advantage), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee BlueCare (TennCare), and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee BlueCare Plus (Dual Special Needs Plan, Medicare Advantage + Medicaid) plans.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Abbey Roe, family nurse practitioner board-certified, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Soddy-Daisy.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce a new multi-specialty clinic is now open in Ooltewah, providing area residents with access to specialists close to home.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Alfredo Molina, MD, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Harrison.
CHI Memorial has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.
CHI Memorial is excited to announce its Registered Nurse Critical Care Fellowship Program is accredited as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
CHI Memorial Foundation, the fundraising arm of CHI Memorial, is pleased to announce officers and members of the board of directors for 2022-2023.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Hannah Edwards, MD, has joined CHI Memorial Chattanooga Internal Medicine Group.
Chattanooga natives Jeremy Hogstrom, DO, and Jermaine Hogstrom, DO, are returning to their hometown to join CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Chattanooga, Hixson Pike.
Ashley Dean, RN, and Teneisha Parker, RN, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial has been named to the 2022 Fortune/Merative 15 Top Health Systems list.ac surgery.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce S. Clark Kennedy, MD, has joined CHI Memorial Surgical Associates.
Cardiothoracic surgeon John Craig, MD, FACS, has joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute. He specializes in all aspects of cardiac surgery. Dr. Craig has more than a decade of experience as a cardiothoracic surgeon.
The CHI Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program in Chattanooga, Tennessee, under the leadership of Residency Program Director, Karen Babb, PharmD, was recently recognized by the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) as the 2022 Tennessee Health-System Pharmacy Residency Program of the Year.
CHI Memorial has received the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Chest Pain - MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2022.
CHI Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce Karen Sloan, annual fund coordinator, has been named a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by CFRE International.
CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome Christie Kizer Burbank as the market director senior legal counsel.
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga and Hospital Hixson both received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes CHI Memorial’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital.
Julie Andrews, RN, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
On Friday, April 29, 2022, the Georgia Department of Community Health announced its approval of CHI Memorial’s certificate of need (CON) application to build a new hospital in Ringgold, GA.
The MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Fund at CHI Memorial Foundation has awarded 28 college scholarships totaling $85,000 to Chattanooga area students for the 2022-23 academic year.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce its new licensed practice nurse (LPN) residency program will begin in July 2022.
CHI Memorial is excited to welcome student volunteers to the hospitals for the Summer 2022 term.
The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial is giving away free t-shirts to all women who have a screening mammogram during the month of April. The offer is good at all four MaryEllen Locher Breast Center locations and the mobile coaches.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Hillary Templeton, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Chattanooga in the role of nurse practitioner.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce its has received accreditation as a Comprehensive Center in Bariatric Surgery with Obesity Medicine Qualifications by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®), a joint Quality Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabol
Board-certified imaging and general cardiologist Henry Cheng, MD, has joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute.
Kellie Shelton, RN, and CJ Jenkins, RN, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Amanda Smith, FNP, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Trenton.
The American College of Cardiology has recognized CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga and Hospital Hixson for their demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.
Jordan Howard, Vanessa Todd, Teresa Shirley, Kelly Gildernew, Ed Tempel, Kristi Edington, and Grace Greene, all nurses at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Jaime Ponce, MD, bariatric surgeon and medical director of CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care, has been certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) as an ABOM diplomate.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Erin Miller Simpson, FNP-C, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Ringgold.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce the opening of CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates, a practice that provides comprehensive medical management and care for conditions like type 1 and 2 diabetes, thyroid disease, thyroid cancer, and a range of metabolic, pituitary, and adrenal disorders.
Cardiothoracic surgeon Matthew Richey, MD, has joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute.
CHI Memorial will celebrate the 29th Annual Peace, Love, and Unity Service on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, January 17, 2022.
CHI Memorial received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes CHI Memorial’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital.
For the seventh straight year, CHI Memorial has once again been named a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News and World Report.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce that Ranjith Babu, MD, fellowship-trained neurosurgeon, has joined CHI Memorial Stroke and Neuroscience Center.
CHI Memorial is pleased to partner with the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) on a new Open Call exhibit, How Are We Doing? A Pandemic Retrospective.
CHI Memorial has taken the next step toward making its new hospital in North Georgia a reality. Hospital leaders gave notice to the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, that they will file their Certificate of Need (CON) in December to build a replacement hospital in Ringgold, GA.
The MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Fund at CHI Memorial Foundation is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year, focusing on awarding college scholarships to the children of breast cancer patients.
CHI Memorial has invested in life-changing technology – the Ion by Intuitive endoluminal system, a minimally invasive robotic assisted bronchoscopy procedure designed to address a challenging aspect of lung biopsy.
CHI Memorial has been granted a three-year accreditation with commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC), a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Justin Wilkes, MD, surgical oncologist, has joined CHI Memorial Surgical Associates.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Ashley Masterson, DO, family medicine physician, has joined CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates – Chattanooga.
CHI Memorial Foundation, the fundraising arm of CHI Memorial, is pleased to announce Jake Johnson will serve as the director of development & major gifts. He will work to advance major gifts by partnering with foundations, community leaders, and individual donors.
Because early detection can save lives, the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial wants all women, regardless of ability to pay, to have an annual breast screening.
CHI Memorial Foundation, the fundraising arm of CHI Memorial, is pleased to announce officers and members of the board of directors for 2021-2022.
CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Cancer Institute has successfully met the standards of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence®.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce its partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) to develop and train Black physicians and advanced practice providers.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Derek Crouthers, MD, family medicine physician, has joined CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates – Chattanooga, Hixson Pike.
CHI Memorial and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee announced today they have reached a new three-year agreement. The new contract allows BlueCross members with commercial and Medicare Advantage plans to use services at CHI Memorial, CHI Memorial Medical Group, and The Chattanooga Heart Institute on an in-network basis.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Matthew Campbell, MD, FAAP, has joined CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Hayden Jahn, MD, urologist, has joined CHI Memorial Urology Associates.
In keeping with CHI Memorial’s mission of improving the health of those it serves and especially those who are vulnerable, and our commitment to providing safe care for patients and a safe work environment for clinicians and staff, CHI Memorial is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 1, 2021.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Wade Lenz, MD, family medicine physician, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Ooltewah.
CHI Memorial announced today its plans to build a new hospital in Catoosa County, Georgia.
CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association, Chambliss Law, and Hospice of Chattanooga to provide a six-week educational series focused on dementia. Videos will be posted online at memorial.org/doctalk beginning Thursday, June 24, 2021.
In recognition and celebration of African American Music Appreciation Month and Juneteenth, RISE Chattanooga has partnered with CHI Memorial’s Arts Therapies and Well-Being Program to present Rooted In Color, a visual arts and live performance showcase during the month of June.
CHI Memorial is excited to announce that its RN Residency Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission (ANCC) on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs. This is the highest recognition awarded by the ANCC.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce it has received multiple awards recognizing its commitment to safe and high quality patient care.
CHI Memorial Surgery Center - Parkway is now open in Ringgold, Georgia, providing outpatient surgical services.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Anthony Whitney, MD, family medicine physician, has joined CHI Memorial Primary Care Associates – Cleveland.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Ashley Platzer, PA-C, has joined CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Soddy-Daisy.
The MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Fund at CHI Memorial Foundation has awarded 23 college scholarships totaling $69,500 to Chattanooga area students for the 2021-22 academic year.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce Ronelle Sellers has been named market director of marketing and communications.
The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial has a new mobile mammography coach with 3D imaging.
Dana Boulware, RN, at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce that Chattanooga Emergency Medicine will assume emergency department care at CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia beginning March 15, 2021.
Shelby Cooper, BSN, RN, CEN, at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial is once again the only hospital in Chattanooga to be named Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News and World Report.
CHI Memorial Foundation was recently recognized for its stewardship and values.
CHI Memorial EMS is now providing ambulance service – including emergency and non-emergency transport – to Walker County and Dade County, Georgia, beginning February 1, 2021. CHI Memorial EMS has more than 32 years of experience in medical service delivery, including 911 experience, as well as operating primary care and convenient care clinics in t
CHI Memorial Foundation and The MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Foundation are pleased to announce they have joined together. The CHI Memorial Foundation will take over all daily operations of the Scholarship Foundation, including, but not limited to, the application process, fundraising efforts, receiving donations, and disbursement of scholarship
The laboratories at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga and Hospital Georgia have been awarded accreditation by the Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) based on results of recent on-site inspections as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs. This is the gold-standard in laboratory accreditation.
