Erlanger pension funding gets a boost in 2023
After dipping slightly in 2022, Erlanger Health's pension plan funding level is estimated to have increased nearly 9 percentage points in the past year, according to hospital officials.
Whistleblower lawsuit accusing Erlanger of unsupervised surgeries moving ahead
A federal whistleblower lawsuit accusing Erlanger Health of illegal billing practices that compromised patient safety is moving forward, with depositions expected to begin in the first quarter of 2024, according to a lawyer who represents the plaintiffs.
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy students work to raise lung cancer awareness
Students from Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy have been part of a monthslong effort to raise awareness about lung cancer, culminating in a day of following the steps of the disease from screening, diagnosis and treatment.
‘Historic’ Chattanooga surgery center gets state approval
State regulators have approved a first-of-its-kind plan between two of Chattanooga's biggest hospitals to build a multispeciality, outpatient surgery center inside a former U.S. Xpress office building off Interstate 75 in the rapidly growing East Brainerd community.
As pandemic eased in Chattanooga area, food insecurity did not
With low unemployment, inflation improving and gas prices falling, people might assume most Chattanooga-area residents are better off today than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But when it comes to those struggling to put food on the table, the crisis not only persists but continues to affect a growing number of families.
EPA: More than 1,700 South Chattanooga yards likely contain dangerous levels of lead
Estimates show more than 1,700 South Chattanooga residences likely still contain dangerous levels of lead in the soil as cleanup efforts within Chattanooga's Southside Lead Superfund Site stretch into their fifth year, officials said Monday.
Nearly 200 in Hamilton County take advantage of free flu shots Wednesday
Though influenza activity in the Chattanooga region is low, 193 people rolled up their sleeves to receive their flu shot in Hamilton County on Wednesday as part of the annual statewide "Fight Flu" campaign.
Report: Uninsured Tennesseans would drop 27% with Medicaid expansion
An estimated 151,000 Tennesseans would gain health insurance coverage — reducing the state's uninsured population by 27% — if Tennessee followed in the footsteps of 40 other states and Washington, D.C., by expanding Medicaid, according to a report released Monday.
New Chattanooga program helps those in need afford hearing aids
Elizabeth Boone has mostly kept to herself since 1974 — the year she underwent an emergency cesarean section to deliver her daughter.
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As Tennessee begins Moccasin Bend archeology study, park supporters say key stakeholders left out
An archaeological study of the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute replacement site is underway, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday, as the bend along the Tennessee River remains state officials' favored spot to build a new and more modern facility.
