Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger is calling for former or retired health care workers to return to the work force as a way to alleviate strain on local health care facilities and prepare for an anticipated post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 influx.
Infectious disease experts say the misconception that coronavirus is "just like the flu" is both dangerous and wrong.
Staffing shortages due to a nationwide coronavirus surge are forcing hospitals to make difficult decisions, including whether to ask employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 to come into work.
The White House says significant behavior changes are necessary to protect families and communities this Thanksgiving in the face of "aggressive, rapid and expanding community spread" of COVID-19 across the United States.
Tennessee's first shipment of highly anticipated coronavirus vaccine is expected to arrive in about three weeks, according to the state's top health official.
Chattanooga hospitals raced furiously to prepare for a COVID-19 surge this spring. Instead, they got an eight-months-long rising tide that's now pushing staff to the brink of their abilities.
As the coronavirus pandemic in the Chattanooga region continues to shatter previous records, it is taking a particular toll on the nurses who have been working around the clock to treat patients since March. Here's what some of them had to say after their shifts this week and what they want people to know heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.
Three female officers are now leading the Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees for the first time in the public hospital's history following officer elections at a board meeting on Thursday.
State Rep. Mike Carter, R-Ooltewah, who recently survived a life-threatening coronavirus infection, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Three other days per week will consist of virtual learning under return to 'Phase 2' of reopening plan
