Chattanoogans who fought to have the city's abortion clinic closed roughly 30 years ago said while the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is momentous, there's still more work to be done around the issue of abortion.
Pfizer shots available for ages 6 months through 4 years; Moderna approved for 6 months through 5 years
Blood Assurance holding 50th anniversary event Saturday
Jim Coleman, chairman of the Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees, will leave that position and take over as the health system's president and CEO effective July 11.
The Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees voted Thursday to offer board chair Jim Coleman the vacant position of health system president and CEO.
Spotlight on rural health
A Chattanooga bus that takes a mobile CT scanner to test for lung cancer in rural and underserved communities in Tennessee and Georgia has gained the attention of the White House as part of President Joe Biden's goal to reduce cancer deaths by at least 50% over the next 25 years.
Several years ago, an 8-year-old Chattanooga boy was shot while riding in the back seat of his mother's car as she drove through East Lake when a gunman opened fire in an attempt to kill one of his relatives, who was sitting up front.
Erlanger Health System President and CEO Dr. Will Jackson's tenure at Chattanooga's largest health system ended Friday, according to a statement from the Erlanger board of trustees.
A program that since its inception has provided more than $217 million in donated, specialty medical care to uninsured, low-income residents of Hamilton County is expanding services to neighboring Bradley County and plans to serve additional parts of the region soon.
