Parkridge welcomes new pulmonologist
Dr. Susan Taylor, a board-certified pulmonologist, is now seeing patients at Parkridge Medical Group-Diagnostic Center, 2205 McCallie Ave.
She will treat a broad range of conditions, including asthma, cardiopulmonary disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and pulmonary hypertension.
Metabolic and bariatric seminar offered
The Erlanger Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center will offer a seminar Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m.
The care team will provide information on the disease of obesity, explain surgical and nonsurgical options and describe what to expect during the weight loss journey.
For more information, contact the center at 423-778-2906 or visit www.erlanger.org/classes.
CHI Memorial's new main entrance is shown in this May 14, 2018, photo.Memorial wins advertising award
CHI Memorial's cardiac and oncology television commercial series won the Silver Award at the 35th annual Healthcare Advertising Awards.
This program is the oldest, largest and most widely respected health care advertising awards competition. More than 4,000 entries were received this year.
Entries are judged based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design and overall effect.
Erlanger earns baby-friendly designation
Erlanger East Hospital has received international recognition as a "designated baby-friendly" birth facility from Baby-Friendly USA.
Erlanger Health System annually delivers more than 70 percent of the region's babies between the labor and delivery services offered at Erlanger East and Baroness Hospitals.
The hospital demonstrated that the policies and care practices meet the gold standard for mother/baby care practices related to breastfeeding.
Parent support group meets Thursday
H.O.P.E., or Helping Other Parents Excel, is a place for anyone with a loved one on the spectrum to share experiences, ideas and offer support.
The group will meet Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at the Chattanooga Autism Center, Suite 114.
Medical education upgrades announced
A new chapter in health care education in Tennessee began Friday when the $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation opened at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
The center will allow students from the six colleges at UTHSC - dentistry, graduate health sciences, health professions, nursing, medicine and pharmacy - to train together in simulation settings to develop their skills in delivering team-based health care.
The 45,000-square-foot, world-class building is dedicated to education, research and professional development of enhanced clinical skills using actors trained to portray patients, virtual reality and high-fidelity patient simulators costing from $15,000 to $220,000.
Many of the Memphis students come to Chattanooga for graduate medical training and to pursue professions in health care, and there are plans to upgrade and expand the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga simulation lab in the near future.