Ruth Skates, or Mamaw Ruthie as her family calls her, peered from behind her face mask and through a window to watch as her great granddaughter, Lottie, blew bubbles on the front porch of the senior facility where she lives.
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'The risk is low but definitely not zero,' expert says
In the face of uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Erlanger Health System trustees authorized the hospital's Fiscal Year 2021 budget Thursday.
Health director says it's hard 'when it's hot and everybody's sweating,' but face coverings are effective at slowing the spread
Jan Keys, Erlanger Health System's chief nursing executive, has announced her retirement from the public health system, according to an internal message to employees.
Furloughs and reduced work schedules at Erlanger Health System that were implemented on March 30 as preparations for the COVID-19 pandemic caused a 30 to 40% drop in revenue ended Monday, according to an internal memo sent to employees.
Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to deal devastating blows to the hospital industry, particularly safety net hospitals such as Chattanooga's Erlanger Health System.
Every week, the Times Free Press will publish five essential things to know about the coronavirus pandemic in the Chattanooga region. For more updated case count numbers and other data related to Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, visit timesfreepress.com/virus/.
Hospitals are struggling to discharge patients who are residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, which have implemented strict protocols around who can enter the facilities in order to prevent COVID-19 infections among their vulnerable residents.
