Emily Bregel

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Chattanooga: Erlanger hospital closes burn unit

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Unable to replace its former medical director, Erlanger’s burn unit has shut down, hospital officials said Wednesday.

Chattanooga: Erlanger closes burn unit

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Erlanger hospital has closed its burn unit, hospital officials said.

Tennessee: Alzheimer’s caregivers voice their losses at forum

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Through seven years of her mother’s slow degeneration from Alzheimer’s disease, Jane Spilko’s role as a caregiver was painfully all-consuming.

New Tennessee sex offender law eyes Internet

Monday, June 30, 2008

On Tuesday, Tennessee will be even less friendly to sex offenders as new legislation heightens oversight of offenders’ Internet activity.

Chattanooga: Erlanger cuts 200 jobs, plans raises for some

Friday, June 27, 2008

Erlanger hospital officials are trimming burgeoning expenses by eliminating more than 200 jobs in the upcoming fiscal year.

Know your HIV status, health advocates say; free testing offered

Friday, June 27, 2008

Local public health advocates are encouraging anyone who doesn’t know his or her HIV status to find out.

Chattanooga: Dwindling funds, growing needs

Thursday, June 26, 2008

A number of nonprofit organizations in the Chattanooga area are bracing for hard times as donations fall and needs grow.

Chattanooga: As losses mount, Erlanger looks to new fiscal year

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

After a rough month in May and a financially draining fiscal year, Erlanger hospital officials are looking ahead to a new fiscal year with anticipation that state and federal dollars will help ease those losses.

Chattanooga: Driving to a cure

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Local breast cancer advocates have surpassed the 1,000-buyer threshold needed to establish a “pink ribbon” specialty license plate.

Tennessee: Audit finds failures in health care oversight

Monday, June 23, 2008

As state inspectors continue to find a record number of violations in nursing homes, two recent reports highlight significant weaknesses in Tennessee’s oversight of health care facilities.