Complaint about patient safety, staffing at Erlanger NICU sparks review
Officials blame backlash on contract change
No patients, employees harmed in Erlanger NICU after cleaning fluid leak causes ceiling tile to fall
No babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU, at Children's Hospital at Erlanger were exposed to a cleaning fluid leak that caused a ceiling tile to fall Friday morning.
Erlanger misses budget but exceeds prior year
Erlanger Health System lost $1.2 million in operating income - falling $1.9 million under budget - over the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Despite the loss, the health system performed better than during the same period last year.
Chattanooga boy being treated for mysterious paralyzing illness
A 6-year-old Chattanooga boy is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a rare and mysterious paralyzing illness that affects the nervous system.
Concerned citizens launch coalition, billboard campaign for Medicaid expansion
A new billboard along Highway 27 in Chattanooga is one of several across the state highlighting Tennessee's economic loss and others' gain from the state's choice not to expand Medicaid.
Erlanger gives CEO raise, looks toward new year
Erlanger's Board of Trustees rewarded President and CEO Kevin Spiegel with a $46,000 raise during its monthly meeting on Thursday, bringing Spiegel's base salary up to $964,000.
Erlanger Health System’s growth continues
Erlanger Health System's fiscal year 2018 audited financial statements, which were released Monday evening, reveal a year of growth, accomplishments and some challenges.
New program aims to empower and equip doctors
Local physicians dedicate their lives to taking care of others, but a new local program aims to equip them with tools to take better care of themselves.
Health experts urge getting flu shots now
As a new influenza season approaches, memories of the last still weigh on the mind of Dr. Tim Jones, state epidemiologist at the Tennessee Department of Health.
BlueCross changes opioid coverage policies
Tennessee's largest health insurance provider is making big changes to its prescription opioid coverage next year, including new supply limits and eliminating coverage of OxyContin - the drug at the center of hundreds of lawsuits nationwide concerning the opioid epidemic.
