Elizabeth Fite

Erlanger Health System on Monday laid off employees, including members of upper management, as new financial reports revealed the hospital ended fiscal year 2019 with a $4.4 million loss and the first quarter of fiscal 2020 with a $4.5 million loss.

Chattanoogans are among a growing group of Tennesseans voicing opposition to a plan for the state to fund its Medicaid program, TennCare, through a lump sum from the federal government called a "block grant."

Erlanger Health System worked behind the scenes for several months to expand its rape crisis services, believing it could centralize and improve the region's medical and forensic exams for rape victims.

Twenty-four hours after Kenny Fleshman thought he had food poisoning in August, he was unconscious and fighting for his life in the medical intensive care unit at Erlanger Health System.

The new joint effort between the Chattanooga Fire Department and the Hamilton County Coalition to provide 24-hour assistance for those seeking opioid addiction treatment exceeded expectations in its first month, according to Chattanooga Fire Chief Phil Hyman.

Some of Tennessee's largest health care advocacy organizations are urging Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly to ban flavors in electronic cigarettes, or vaping devices, in response to emerging public health issues.

Thousands of properties within Chattanooga's Southside Lead Superfund Site — an area listed among the country's most toxic places — still need to be tested for lead contamination, health and environmental officials said Monday.

Whistles blowing, the thump of a ball hitting the turf, cheers of encouragement — these were the sounds of a Thursday morning soccer game at Highland Park Commons.

Ron Farwig either didn't know or couldn't remember the sound of a bird chirping.

A new youth cessation clinic at the Children's Hospital at Erlanger aims to address electronic cigarette use in patients under age 21 as health officials investigate a mysterious, multistate outbreak of severe lung injury linked to vaping.

Dr. Will Jackson, Erlanger Health System's new chief executive officer, will earn $625,000 base salary for his first year and potentially another $50,000 if he meets three key goals: address physician relations, reorganize the hospital's management structure and reorganize the governance structure of Erlanger Medical Group.

Erlanger Health System's Board of Trustees will finalize new CEO Will Jackson's contract at its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday.

More than 2,000 children with special needs from six different states walked through the doors of the Center for Developmental Pediatrics at Siskin Children's Institute in the past year.

Erlanger's chief medical officer Dr. William Jackson has been named CEO of Erlanger Health System, replacing former CEO Kevin Spiegel.

More women in the Chattanooga region will be able to obtain free, effective, long-term birth control through A Step Ahead Chattanooga and a $250,000 grant.

Erlanger Health System President and CEO Kevin Spiegel has left his post at Chattanooga's largest hospital after six-and-a-half years, according to board Chairman Mike Griffin.

Less than two weeks after Erlanger Health System's Board of Trustees held a special meeting to discuss the future of CEO Kevin Spiegel, board members will meet Wednesday to take up the same issue.

Health officials have ordered the Terrace at Mountain Creek assisted care living facility in Chattanooga not to admit any new residents after an investigation found several violations.

The Eastgate Senior Activity Center is a happening place.

For decades, Jane Ellis has helped patients and families through some of their darkest times.