The rate of Tennessee children without health insurance is at its lowest since 2018 -- a year that saw uninsured child rates spike due in part to a drop in TennCare enrollment -- while the rate of all Tennesseans without health insurance is at its lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
A good friend who works for the American Red Cross once told Pastor Troy Brand, "When blood is needed, only blood will do."
As World AIDS Day is recognized Thursday, Chattanooga health care providers who offer HIV treatment and prevention services say other public health crises — namely COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic — are rolling back progress in combating the disease.
Better serving disadvantaged and overlooked communities while sparking new innovation at the Health Department are among the public health goals of new Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp.
A weaker investment market has caused Erlanger Health System's pension to drop to a funding level of 48.7% compared to more than 50% funding in November 2021.
November is on track to be one of the busiest months in history for the emergency department at the Children's Hospital at Erlanger.
CHI Memorial patients are now able to use the patient portal and providers can access their patients' electronic medical records as computer systems continue to come back online following a ransomware attack that began in early October.
Clinica Medicos leaders and partners have begun renovations on a new, 8,000-square-foot facility designed to meet the dental and behavioral health needs of the Chattanooga region's underserved and growing Latino population.
Hamilton County health officials are encouraging residents to get their influenza shots now as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Tennessee among the states with the highest flu activity.
Erlanger Health System's affiliation with the state's largest public higher education institution will remain unchanged once Erlanger fully transitions from a government entity to a private nonprofit organization, leaders from the University of Tennessee System said this week.
