The most memorable quotes in the Chattanooga Times Free Press for July 20-26.
“People talk about needing a medical home. Well, the [emergency department] is like the front porch of the medical home. We’ll always leave the light on for you.”
— Sudave Mendiratta, president of the Tennessee College of Emergency Physicians and an emergency physician at Erlanger, on new study suggesting hospital emergency room usage has risen under the Affordable Care Act
“Both of these men are formidable opponents; no matter which one we go up against, it’s going to be a handful.”
— Dr. Mary Headrick, Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, at a forum with Republican candidates Chuck Fleischmann and Weston Wamp