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CHI Memorial Medical Group is pleased to announce Amith Reddy, MD, vascular surgeon, has joined CHI Memorial Vascular Surgery Specialists.
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Cardiothoracic surgeon Brett Melnikoff, MD, has joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute.
READ MORE Additional information about Cardiothoracic Surgeon Brett Melnikoff, MD, Joins The Chattanooga Heart InstituteCHI 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.
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 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.
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 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 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.
