Chattanooga rated No. 1 for flu activity
'There's no question -- we're in the thick of it,' says health official
Affordable Care Act figures show steady sign-ups in Tennessee, Georgia
The first glance at enrollment numbers in year two of the federal health insurance exchanges shows a steady stream of returning customers and a near-equal number of newcomers.
United, Erlanger reunite: Agreement renews in-network access for all UnitedHealthcare plans
For Leann Crane, Christmas continued Monday. The Chattanooga-area mother who had worried for weeks that her daughters may not have access to the area's only children's hospital after the New Year.
Erlanger, UnitedHealthcare reunite
For Leann Crane, Christmas continued Monday. The Chattanooga-area mother who had worried for weeks that her daughters may not have access to the area's only children's hospital after the New Year.
IPEX: the cruelest equation
Two of Jasmine Latham's sons were afflicted by IPEX, a rare disease that kills. The only treatment is a bone marrow transplant that carries a 75 to 80 percent chance of working. One son underwent the bone marrow transplant and died as a result. Now, she faces a mother's worst nightmare: whether to proceed with a dangerous bone marrow transplant for her second son, or let the disease do its deadly work.
Tennessee delegation asks for hospital funds extension
Nine members of Tennessee's congressional delegation are appealing to federal officials for an extension of funds to help hospitals care for tens of thousands of low-income patients.
Federal crackdown hits hospitals in pocketbook for facility-related infections, injuries
Infections and injuries sustained at hospitals have hurt millions of patients. Now those injuries are hurting hospitals' bottom lines.
Less-effective flu vaccine leads to rise in the illness
Dr. Adrien Strickland knows how important it is to get a yearly flu shot, which is why the internal medicine physician made sure her 7-year-old daughter got the vaccine this fall.
Erlanger to pay out bonuses in two phases, consider employee incentive plan
Erlanger Health System officials will give 99 hospital managers half of $1.7 million in designated bonuses this month and the second half in July, hospital CEO Kevin Spiegel told employees in a memo Wednesday.
Erlanger to proceed with awarding bonuses
Erlanger Health System officials will move forward with awarding 99 hospital managers with half of $1.7 million in designated bonuses this month, while holding off on the second half until July, hospital CEO Kevin Spiegel said in a memo to employees.