Chattanooga hospitals reported treating six people for fireworks-related injuries over the Fourth of July weekend compared to 15 injuries in 2020, according to hospital spokespeople.
The rise of the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus and preliminary data have ignited discussions around whether mixing different COVID-19 vaccines could boost their effectiveness.
Lifelong Catoosa County resident Angie Stiggins has ridden the rollercoaster of North Georgia's health care market since she started working in respiratory care at Fort Oglethorpe's community hospital in 1987.
Lemon Williams, a cybersecurity consultant and former District 28 Republican House candidate, will replace Judge Gerald Webb on the Erlanger Board of Trustees, according to a news release from the Hamilton County state legislative delegation.
Hamilton County's COVID-19 numbers continue to improve to levels not seen since the early days of the pandemic, but a more contagious strain of the coronavirus - known as the Delta variant - could reverse the positive trends.
Judy Spiegel, the wife of former Erlanger CEO Kevin Spiegel, is one of 159 people still missing after an oceanfront condominium building in the Miami suburbs partially collapsed early Thursday morning.
Local health leaders and advocates will host a neighborhood block party in Highland Park on Saturday to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines and offer interested guests the opportunity to receive their choice of shot - Pfizer, Moderna or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson.
Dramatic drops in patient visits, surgeries and revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic created financial crises for hospitals across the nation, but Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga is one of the few fortunate ones expecting to head into the new fiscal year on July 1 on its most solid financial footing in recent years.
Judy Spiegel, the wife of former Erlanger CEO Kevin Spiegel, is missing following the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium building in Surfside, Florida, just outside Miami.
CHI Memorial is launching a six-week, online video series starting Thursday, June 24, aimed at educating people with dementia and their caregivers to navigate the complexities of the disease.
