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Julie Andrews, RN, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
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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.
READ MORE Additional information about CHI Memorial Receives Approval for New Hospital in RinggoldCHI 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.
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 partnering with the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Chattanooga Red Wolves, and the Downtown Family YMCA to collect gently used sports equipment.
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’s Art Therapies & Well-being Program, in partnership with the Hunter Museum of American Art, presents Arts + Issues: Art, Health, and Social Justice on Thursday, March 10, 2022, from 6 - 7 p.m. at the museum.
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.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Julie Horton, NP-C, has joined CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates – Chattanooga, Hixson Pike.
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 Foundation is pleased to announce the 17th annual Pink! gala has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the First Horizon Pavilion.
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 welcome Janice Sims, AGPCNP-BC, board certified adult gerontology nurse practitioner, to CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging.
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.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Cassandra Rodriguez, MSN, NP-C, GS-C, has been certified as a gerontological specialist by the Gerontology Nursing Certification Commission.
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 Diabetes and Nutrition Center has been awarded the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition Certificate for quality diabetes self-management and support services.
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 Medical group is pleased to announce Ellen Cleland, MD, family practice physician, has joined CHI Memorial Primary Care Associates – Atrium.
CHI Memorial is proud to welcome members of the Tennessee Air and Army National Guard, who will work in its monoclonal antibody injection clinic.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Kasey Kohring, MSN, WHNP-BC, women’s health nurse practitioner, has joined CHI Memorial Women’s Health Associates.
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.
The MaryEllen Locher Scholarship Fund at CHI Memorial Foundation is scheduling presentations for ‘Mel’s Club’, a breast health education program for teen and college-aged women.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Hayden Jahn, MD, urologist, has joined CHI Memorial Urology Associates.
CHI Memorial Foundation is pleased to announce the 17th annual Pink! gala will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022. Mark Hite and Marcus McKamey will co-chair the Foundation’s annual signature black-tie event.
CHI Memorial is pleased to introduce Rhonda Adams Scott, RN, PhD, as its new market chief operating officer (COO) and president of CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga.
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.
To best protect the health of patients and employees and to further minimize the spread of COVID-19 in our communities, five local hospital systems in the Chattanooga area will continue to require masking in their facilities for all visitors and employees of the health systems.
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.
CHI Memorial Medical Group has 11 primary care clinic locations offering COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment for any current patient.
The 9Th annual Elizabeth’s Outrun Melanoma 5K will be a virtual race again this year. The event will take place April 17 – 24, 2021.
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.
CHI Memorial’s MaryEllen Locher Breast Center is adopting the recommendations of the Society of Breast Imaging for managing axillary adenopathy, changes in size and/or consistency of lymph nodes in the armpit, in patients who have recently received a COVID-19 vaccinatio.
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 will host the virtual 20th Cam Busch Arts for Health Series, in partnership with the Hunter Museum of American Art, on Thursday, March 18, 2021, from 6 pm – 7:30 pm
CHI Memorial Foundation was recently recognized for its stewardship and values.
CHI Memorial Regional Sleep Center is now in North Georgia. The new sleep lab, where sleep study tests are conducted, is located at CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia in Ft. Oglethorpe.
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.
CHI Memorial Foundation is asking the Chattanooga community to support the hospital’s frontline staff by giving to a special fund called the Healthcare Heroes Care Fund.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Adria Sherrill, FNP-C, has joined CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce that Lee Jackson, MD, has been named physician advisor and medical director of care management for CHI Memorial, in addition to the important work he has been doing as the medical director of surgery services.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Hannah Thomas, FNP-BC, has joined CHI Memorial Convenient Care – Atrium.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Jeffrey Blackmon, MD, to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - LaFayette.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Katherine McClellan, MD, to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Ringgold. Dr. McClellan received her medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, and completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
Terri Thomas-Rawlins, RN, Randy Clark, RN, and Taylor Bowen, BSN, RN, all nurses at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Two young entrepreneurs and philanthropists recently made a donation to CHI Memorial Foundation to support frontline workers at CHI Memorial.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Jeff Jones, PA, has joined CHI Memorial Convenient Care – Cleveland.
CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Cancer Institute has a new resource to help cancer patients in the Chattanooga area and their families navigate the cancer journey from start to finish.
CHI Memorial’s MaryEllen Locher Breast Center is excited to partner with the Chattanooga Red Wolves to provide screening mammograms at the soccer club’s game on Saturday, October 17, 2020. The mobile mammography coach will be at CHI Memorial Stadium from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
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. The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center partners with Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program, Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Bryn Meredith, DO, FAAP, to CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates.
As part of breast cancer awareness month, everyone who has a mammogram at one of CHI Memorial’s MaryEllen Locher Breast Center locations during October will receive a free pink tote bag.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to announce vascular surgeon Mark Fugate, MD, FACS, is now seeing patients at the CHI Memorial Parkway office in Ringgold, GA.
CHI Memorial’s Weight Management Center has been designated an Optum Bariatric Center of Excellence (COE) for meeting clinical qualification and maintaining a cost effective contract for participation in the network. The Center has received this COE designation every year since 2012.
Candice Johnson, BSN, RN, Neal Shavers, RN, and Maddie Hughes, RN, all nurses at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce officers and members of the board of directors for 2020-2021.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce officers and members of the board of directors for 2020-2021.
CHI Memorial Foundation has rescheduled its annual Pink! gala to Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Amy Arrowsmith, Julie Brandao, and Alisa Stipanov will co-chair the Foundation’s 16th annual signature black-tie event.
CHI Memorial Medical group is pleased to announce Rishabh Shah, MD, has joined CHI Memorial Surgical Associates.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care are offering free educational seminars on surgical weight loss options.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome cardiologists Chad Armstrong, MD, and Aaron Soufer, MD.
CHI Memorial has partnered with MDsave to give Chattanooga area residents a better way to buy imaging and radiology services. MDsave helps increase access to care for commercial pay, high-deductible, and out-of-pocket patients.
CHI Memorial has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.
CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia has joined #MaskUpGA, a campaign to encourage all Georgians to make the choice to wear face coverings when in public settings and to social distance when possible to slow or stop the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
CHI Memorial Imaging Center and the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center have expanded in to North Georgia with the newest locations now open at CHI Memorial Parkway located at 4700 Battlefield Parkway, Ringgold, GA 30736.
In order to keep everyone safe while educating the community about the dangers of melanoma, the 8Th annual Elizabeth’s Outrun Melanoma 5k has transitioned to a virtual race. This year’s event will be Saturday, August 15, 2020.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome vascular surgeons Mark Fugate, MD, FACS, Sachin Phade, MD, FACS, RPVI, and Richard Sprouse, MD.
CHI Memorial is an award-winning provider of stroke services for the Chattanooga region.
CHI Memorial Convenient Care – Atrium is pleased to welcome Sandra Huggins, MSN, FNP-BC, to its staff.
Mary McKenzie, DO, is moving to CHI Integrative Medicine Associates’ Signal Mountain office. Dr. McKenzie joined CHI Memorial Medical Group in August 2015.
CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Northgate is pleased to welcome Brenda Borkgren, MS, FNP-C, BC-ADM, CDE, to its staff.
CHI Memorial Primary Care Associates - Cleveland is pleased to welcome Lynn Grotefendt, FNP to its staff.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care is now offering free online educational seminars on surgical weight loss options. Registration is available online at ChattanoogaBariatrics.com, or by calling (423) 899-1000.
CHI Memorial and CHI Memorial Medical Group are pleased to welcome Melanie Blake, MD, MBA. Dr. Blake serves as a physician advisor for CHI Memorial and is joining CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates as a primary care internal medicine physician.
As we celebrate National Hospital Week (May 10-16, 2020), CHI Memorial invites community members to offer messages of gratitude and good wishes for front line caregivers through its new online “Kudoboard”.
Summer Lanter, BSN, RN, at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial is now offering state-of-the-art 3D breast imaging at its Ooltewah location.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Chelsea Ryan, DO, to CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates – Signal Mountain.
CHI Memorial will safely resume scheduled procedures and clinic operations in early May.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is now offering virtual care for established patients. Virtual Care allows a patient to see his/her regular primary care or specialty care physicians or advanced practice clinicians (APC) for non-urgent, medical issues from the comfort of home via the Zoom app on a mobile phone or computer.
Acting in the best interest of the community, CHI Memorial, Erlanger Health System, and Parkridge Health System are making plans to delay elective surgeries in light of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic following the recommendations of the American College of Surgeons, the Surgeon General, the Tennessee Department of Health, and the President of th
Effective at noon on Thursday, March 19, 2020, CHI Memorial will have a new visitation policy in effect. The health system is adopting a highly restrictive visitation policy designed to protect our patients and associates.
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CHI Memorial is adjusting its visitation policy and canceling public group meetings to assure the health and safety of all patients, staff, physicians, and the community at large. The following changes will remain in effect until further notice
CHI Memorial is actively monitoring new developments related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tennessee and Georgia, and across the United States. As the situation evolves, all CHI Memorial Hospital locations are making changes related to visitation and operationally.
In a press conference this afternoon, CHI Memorial announced the naming of the first professional soccer stadium to open in the state of Tennessee.
CHI Memorial Foundation will host the 20th Cam Busch Art for Health Series in partnership with the Hunter Museum of American Art on Thursday, March 19, 2020, from 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Dawn Jacques, BSN, RN, at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in March on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
CHI Memorial wants to make the public aware of a scam involving the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center. Area residents have reported receiving phone calls asking for donations to the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center. The CHI Memorial Foundation and the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center do not make solicitation telephone calls.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Laura Riley, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Chattanooga.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce it has once again received a four star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The most common overall hospital quality star rating is three stars, out of a possible five stars.
CHI Memorial Foundation’s 15th annual Pink! gala, chaired by Will and Sarah Clegg, and Rick and Pam McKenney, raised a net cash total of $516,000, setting a record high for the event.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Laura Riley, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Chattanooga.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Laura Riley, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Chattanooga.
Alycia Cleinman, M.D., geriatrician, and the CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging will host an educational seminar on Friday, January 10, 2020, at 1 p.m. in the Boynton Terrace Apartments community room.
CHI Memorial will celebrate the 28th Annual Peace, Love and Unity Service on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, January 20, 2020, at 11 a.m. in the community rooms at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga.
The CHI Memorial Foundation and Breast Cancer Support Services are thrilled to announce the two organizations have joined together to ensure the continuation of supportive services to women and men undergoing breast cancer treatment.
Alycia Cleinman, M.D., geriatrician, and the CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging will host an educational seminar on Friday, January 10, 2020, at 1 p.m. in the Boynton Terrace Apartments community room.
Giving up smoking is a common New Year’s resolution and CHI Memorial wants to help you reach your goal to be tobacco free in 2020.
CommonSpirit Health designated CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Cancer Institute's lung cancer program the first lung Center of Excellence within the health system.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute and CHI Memorial will host the 2020 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Embassy Suites from 8 a.m. – 4:40 p.m. C. Samuel Ledford, M.D., FACC, and Mark C. Thel, M.D., FACC are the program directors. A maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ have been requested.
CHI Memorial recently announced a new physician leadership structure. Matt Kodsi, M.D., Ph.D., was named vice president of medical affairs (VPMA), and Lee Jackson, M.D., was named surgery service line medical director (SSLMD).
The Rees Skillern Cancer Institute and CHI Memorial will host the 2020 Southeast Regional Oncology Symposium for primary care providers on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Embassy Suites from 7:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
CHI Memorial Medical Group are pleased to welcome Takeyla Williams, M.D., to CHI Memorial Breast Care Associates and the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in November on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
CHI Memorial Medical Group recently appointed Jeffrey Jump, M.D., as medical director for primary care, and Mark Anderson, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A., as medical director for specialty care.
CHI Memorial has launched Epic, the most widely-used and comprehensive health records system, to provide a platform for integrated care and to ensure patients have convenient digital access to their health information.
CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging is expanding and opening its second location. The new clinic is at Alexian Village skilled nursing facility on Signal Mountain (formerly CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Signal Mountain). Alycia Cleinman, M.D., geriatrician, is the medical director for the Center for Healthy Aging.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in November on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Alycia Cleinman, M.D., geriatrician, and the CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging are starting a quarterly educational series at Boynton Terrace Apartments at 955 Boynton Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37402.
Emily Drake, RN, at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in October on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
CHI Memorial is proud to announce the certification of its cardiac rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). This certification is recognition of CHI Memorial’s commitment to improving the quality of life of patients by enhancing standards of care.
Anu Lane, BSN, RN, CMSRN, at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.
CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates is expanding and opening its second location. The new clinic is on Signal Mountain at 1238 Taft Highway, Suite 170 (formerly CHI Memorial Internal Medicine Associates - Signal Mountain).
CHI Memorial has been named in the 2019 NRC Health Top 100 Consumer Loyalty list. The health system is recognized by NRC Health as one of the top healthcare organizations in the country, garnering extraordinary loyalty from its patient populations as identified and rated by more than 300,000 U.S. consumers.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Sumit Patel, M.D., and Jesse Tucker, M.D., MPH, are joining Buz Standefer Lung Center.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Jordan Kim, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates.
Rees Skillern Cancer Institute at CHI Memorial will host a PROMPT party on Friday, August 30, 2019, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. in the Rees Skillern Cancer Institute’s Cancer Risk and Survivorship Center. PROMPT, which stands for Prospective Registry of Multiplex Testing, is a patient-driven registry that will help answer questions about genetic test result
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 Urology Associates will host a free Men’s Health Seminar on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at 6 p.m. at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga.
Heather Croft, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Eric Betts, M.D., to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Chickamauga and CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – LaFayette.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Sarah Mian Trimiew, M.D., MPH, FAAP, to CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in August on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome Aditya Mandawat, M.D.
CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Trenton recently received the Service Excellence award for the highest patient satisfaction survey results within CHI Memorial Medical Group.
Buz Standefer Lung Center at CHI Memorial recently received a donation of more than $23,000 from the Women of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga.
Christine Lopes, nurse practitioner at CHI Memorial’s Guerry Heart and Vascular Center, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in July on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
CHI Memorial is pleased to present the 2019 Southeast Regional Spine Symposium on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at Embassy Suites, 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421 from 7:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome cardiothoracic surgeon Alan Simeone, M.D. , FACS.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Lawrence Swan, M.D., and Harrison Sims, III, M.D., to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Cleveland.
CHI Memorial’s Center for Cancer Support received a generous donation from Ironcology, The Cupcake Cartel triathlon team, and the American Bicycle Group as part of the recent Ironman 70.3 held here in Chattanooga.
Sherry Thompson, registered nurse (RN) and house administrator at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in June on surgical weight loss options.
Krish Bhadra, M.D., interventional pulmonologist at CHI Memorial’s Buz Standefer Lung Center, has been named and nominated to leadership roles at two national organizations.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers.
CHI Memorial’s RN Residency program is hosting open interviews in May for its July cohort.
James Gonser, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Becker’s Healthcare recently named CHI Memorial as one of the “100 great hospitals in America”.
CHI Memorial Physical Therapy has moved its Hixson office to the YMCA Healthy Living Center at North River on Hixson Pike. The new location features outpatient physical, speech, and occupational therapy, including VitalStim for speech and swallow therapy. This location also has a certified hand therapist and geriatric clinical specialist on staff
In a beautiful interactive service, Janelle Reilly, chief executive officer (CEO) at CHI Memorial, recently committed herself to answer God’s call and serve with “passion, authenticity, and a deep spirit and awareness that what we do is sacred work”.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Tim Ashburn, M.D., FCCP, has joined CHI Memorial Buz Standefer Lung Center, and will treat patients at the practice’s new Ringgold location at CHI Memorial Parkway.
Briana Foley, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
Tim Granger, director of strategic implementation for CHI Memorial, has been elected vice president of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) in Chattanooga.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer and affects men and women of all ages. Melanoma causes the most skin cancer deaths. The 7th annual Elizabeth’s Outrun Melanoma 5K Run and Walk is a perfect family activity to help raise awareness and support a great cause.
CHI Memorial Women’s Health Associates is expanding, opening a second office in North Georgia to provide the community with access to specialists close to home.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce it has once again received a four star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The most common overall hospital quality star rating is three stars, out of a possible five stars.
CHI Memorial and The Chattanooga Heart Institute are pleased to offer a new procedure to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Lindsey Boyd, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Rachel Labovitz, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Chattanooga Internal Medicine Group.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce a new multi-specialty clinic is now open at CHI Memorial Parkway providing North Georgia residents with access to specialists close to home.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in February on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Debbie Ralston, director of CHI Memorial Ooltewah Imaging Center, recently received the ‘Patriotic Employer’ award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Aubry Knight, FNP-BC, and Diana Morrison, NP, to CHI Memorial Convenient Care – LaFayette.
CHI Memorial is pleased to introduce Anthony A. Houston as its new chief operating officer (COO). He succeeds Janelle Reilly, who was recently promoted to market chief executive officer (CEO) of CHI Memorial.
CHI Memorial Foundation’s 14th annual Pink! gala, chaired by Dr. Lee and Sharron Jackson, and Dan and Amber Norton, raised a net total of $471,000, a record high for the event. All proceeds stay in our local community benefitting the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial.
CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging is expanding, opening a second location. The new office will be at the Chattanooga Housing Authority’s Boynton Terrace Apartments in the Westside. Alycia Cleinman, M.D., board-certified geriatric and internal medicine physician, is the medical director of CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in February on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
As the Tennessee Valley braces for a blast of Arctic air, it’s important to remember the extreme cold temperatures can lead to health emergencies, including frost bite and hypothermia. People who work and play outdoors, and those who don’t have heat or proper insulation, are at risk for developing these weather-related conditions.
CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging will host the fourth session of its Matters of the Mind: A Series on Memory Loss. It will be held Thursday, January 31, 2019, from 6 – 7 p.m. at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson’s Professional Office Building, 2051 Hamill Road, third floor conference room, Hixson, TN 37343.
CHI Memorial will celebrate the 27th Annual Peace, Love and Unity Service on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the community rooms at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Amber Smith NP-BC, has joined CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine Associates.
Christy May, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial will host a free hernia screening clinic from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in the CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Community Rooms (entrance B – surgery services).
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Cindy Simmons, PA-C, to CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates – Chickamauga. Simmons earned a master of medical science degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. She is board certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in November on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Ashley Lawson, BSN, registered nurse (RN) 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. On the list of Best Hospitals in Tennessee, CHI Memorial is ranked second, behind Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome Chris Reynolds, AGACNP-BC, to CHI Memorial Convenient Care – Signal Mountain.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute and CHI Memorial will host the 2018 Annual Chattanooga Cardiovascular Symposium on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Embassy Suites, 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, TN 37421. C. Samuel Ledford, M.D., FACC; Mark C. Thel, M.D., FACC; David J. Wendt, M.D., FACC are the program directors. A maximum of 6.3 AMA PRA Categor
The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS) Foundation recently honored Jaime Ponce, M.D., metabolic surgeon and medical director of CHI Memorial’s weight management program, with its 2018 Master Educator Award during the ASMBS 35th annual meeting in Nashville.
CHI Memorial is excited to announce it is now offering radiation oncology in North Georgia. Earlier this year, the Georgia Department of Community Health announced its approval of CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia’s certificate of need application to provide full-service cancer services with new equipment at CHI Memorial Parkway in Ringgold, GA. Provid
CHI Memorial invites patients, family members, staff, and community members to hear the Chattanooga Boys Choir on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The Mozart and Schubert choirs will perform Christmas music at 5 p.m. in the lobby outside of the cafeteria. Guests should enter at Entrance B – surgery services.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome Robert Huang, M.D., MPH, FACC.
Jaime Ponce, M.D. and CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care will host free seminars in November on surgical weight loss options. The seminars will be held at CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care at 7405 Shallowford Road, Suite 160, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
Jan Schroll, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia will host a community health fair on Monday, November 12, 2018 from 4 – 7 p.m. The community is invited to join us for a variety of health education, screenings, and presentations. Enjoy refreshments, register for door prizes, and learn more about how you can improve the health of your family.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute at CHI Memorial is pleased to welcome Kelly Richardson, M.D. Dr. Richardson received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed her residency and internship in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and completed fellowships in cardiovascular medicine, el
CHI Memorial's second annual St. Luke’s Healer’s Heart Award ceremony was held Tuesday, October 23, 2018. The award honors physicians and advance practice clinicians who have significantly contributed to the advancement of CHI Memorial’s Mission and Core Values. Recipients are chosen from among those nominated in each of four core value categories
Jim Crews, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
All four CHI Memorial Convenient Care locations will host a flu vaccine clinic on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Regular flu vaccines will be available, as well as the high dose vaccine for those age 65 and older. Most insurance companies will pay 100% of the cost. The regular vaccine is $35 for those who do not have insurance.
The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center partners with Tennessee Breast and Cervical Screening Program, Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and Hurlbut Foundation to provide eligible uninsured and under-insured women with breast screenings.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Kim Nguyen, M.D., has joined Heinsohn, Donowitz, Rybolt, and Nguyen. Dr. Nguyen received her medical degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
CHI Memorial is pleased to announce it has received the Melanoma Hope Network Center of Excellence designation, one of only 17 centers in the country, and the only one in Tennessee.
Michael Sutton has been selected as market chief financial officer (CFO).
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to welcome John L. Gwin, Jr, M.D., Daniel L. Heithold, M.D., and J. Andrew Lovette, M.D. to CHI Memorial Surgical Associates.
The Board of Directors of CHI Memorial and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have selected Janelle Reilly as market chief executive officer (CEO) for CHI Memorial. Larry Schumacher, who formerly served at CHI Memorial’s market CEO, will now focus exclusively on his role as senior vice president, CHI divisional operations, southeast division.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Holley Davis, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Chattanooga Internal Medicine Group.
Sharma Carter, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial, recently received the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
CHI Memorial and The Chattanooga Heart Institute have donated three electrocardiogram, or EKG, machines and supplies to Walker County Schools.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce its fourth urgent care clinic is now open. CHI Memorial Convenient Care - Atrium is inside the Atrium Medical Center at 1949 Gunbarrel Road, Suite 200, Chattanooga, TN 37421.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Mark Currin, M.D., has joined CHI Memorial Chattanooga Urology Associates.
Lee Ann Flinn, registered nurse (RN) at CHI Memorial, recently received the award after she was nominated by a patient who says Flinn provided hope during a difficult time. Flinn has worked as a registered nurse at CHI Memorial since January 2001 and currently works in Unit 3 at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson.
On Monday, June 25, 2018, The Georgia Department of Community Health announced its approval of CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia’s certificate of need application to provide full-service cancer services with new equipment at CHI Memorial Parkway in Ringgold, GA.
CHI Memorial’s cardiac and oncology television commercial series won the Silver Award at the 35th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. This program is the oldest, largest and most widely respected healthcare advertising awards competition. More than 4,000 entries were received this year.
From the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.
The Hamilton County Emergency Communications District has joined with CHI Memorial and Parkridge Health System to bring PulsePoint, a potentially lifesaving app, to Hamilton County.
CHI Memorial Foundation’s 13th annual Pink! gala, chaired by Dr. Taylor and Tiffany Whaley, and Dr. Tom and Susan Flanagan, raised a net total of $389,000, all of which stays in our local community. Proceeds benefit the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial.
CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Geraldo Holguin, M.D., has joined Buz Standefer Lung Center. Dr. Holguin received his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. He completed his residency and internship in internal medicine at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.
