Unlike the last time Erlanger moved to open a behavioral health hospital, officials won't have to seek permission from state regulators to do so for the planne…
The Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees paved the way Thursday to convert the acute care side of Erlanger North Hospital on Morrison Springs Road in Red B…
Lead could be lurking in the water at your child's day care. It's a toxic metal that can't be seen, smelled or tasted in water.
Dr. Rink Murray was a young doctor still in training when his wife called to share the news: After years of fertility treatment and failed attempts, she was pr…
The sole blood supplier for hospitals in the greater Chattanooga area was down to a one-day supply of the crucial O-negative and O-positive blood types, as wel…
Updated booster shots targeting the omicron variant of COVID-19 arrived in Chattanooga on Friday, providing vaccinated residents a new tool to bolster protecti…
Amid the administrative burdens, government regulations and high-pressure environment of the health care industry, it can be difficult for overwhelmed provider…
Kindergarten vaccination rates in Tennessee, a state once heralded for its childhood vaccination program, dipped to a record low of 93.7% in the past year, wit…
Hamilton County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution that will allow Erlanger Health System to move forward in transitioning from a government entit…
A proposed rule change to Georgia health care regulations would prevent out-of-state facilities from trying to block state-approved projects - leaving local ho…
Blood platelet supply in the Chattanooga region is critically low, according to a news release from the nonprofit community blood center Blood Assurance.
Abortion will become illegal in Tennessee when the state's "trigger law" goes into effect Aug. 25. While there are many unknowns about how prosecutors will enf…
Hamilton County commissioners will vote next week on an agreement that would allow Erlanger Health System, the Chattanooga region's largest hospital and only s…
Chattanooga became the largest metro area in the United States without an abortion clinic when the city's only clinic closed in 1993. Although abortion rates f…
At least three Hamilton County residents have tested positive for monkeypox, representing the first confirmed Chattanooga-area cases in an unprecedented outbre…
An increasing number of counties in the Chattanooga region are now at high risk for COVID-19 as omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to drive a nationwide surge i…
A top Tennessee lawmaker says the General Assembly may need to revisit and "fine tune" the state's near-total ban on abortions amid concerns voiced by doctors …
Tennessee has begun the process of submitting changes to how it operates TennCare just weeks after the federal government raised concerns about certain aspects…
The two candidates vying for the District 6 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education disagreed on most things in a debate this week, especially LGBTQ ini…
Hamilton County commissioners completed two steps on Wednesday in the process of changing Erlanger Health System from a government entity to an independent non…
Hamilton County is among nine counties in the Chattanooga region currently considered high-risk for COVID-19 infection by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
Hamilton County Health Department officials said they're working with state and local partners to prepare for potential cases of monkeypox locally after three …
COVID-19 cases in Hamilton County are at their highest levels since the initial omicron surge in early 2022 as new, more contagious versions of the omicron var…
Contraceptive providers in Chattanooga are seeing a heightened interest in pregnancy prevention as well as concern that contraception access in Tennessee could…
Erlanger Health System is closer to becoming an independent nonprofit organization as leaders on the board work to develop the charter, bylaws and covenants th…
Patients with complex health problems require more sophisticated equipment and medical professionals to care for them, which is why Erlanger Health System is a…
Chattanoogans who fought to have the city's abortion clinic closed roughly 30 years ago said while the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is mome…
COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months are now available in the Chattanooga region, giving parents who eagerly waited 18 months since the first CO…
Retired blood donor Stacey Seals said he never thought about what it would take to give over 70 gallons of blood in his lifetime - a threshold that he surpasse…
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Friday to overturn abortion rights will have far-reaching consequences in Tennessee and Georgia as both states have in place …
Jim Coleman, chairman of the Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees, will leave that position and take over as the health system's president and CEO effectiv…
The Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees voted Thursday to offer board chair Jim Coleman the vacant position of health system president and CEO.
Spotlight on rural health
A Chattanooga bus that takes a mobile CT scanner to test for lung cancer in rural and underserved communities in Tennessee and Georgia has gained the attention…
Several years ago, an 8-year-old Chattanooga boy was shot while riding in the back seat of his mother's car as she drove through East Lake when a gunman opened…
Erlanger Health System President and CEO Dr. Will Jackson's tenure at Chattanooga's largest health system ended Friday, according to a statement from the Erlan…
A program that since its inception has provided more than $217 million in donated, specialty medical care to uninsured, low-income residents of Hamilton County…
It's been about a month since Dr. Harika Yadav returned from providing medical care to Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border, and the young doctor said the e…
Officials from Chattanooga-based Parkridge Health System are appealing state regulators' decision granting CHI Memorial Hospital permission to build a new Nort…
Dr. Tom Devlin, a neurologist who helped bring international attention to stroke care in Chattanooga, on Thursday revealed details about the new CHI Memorial S…
Wednesday storms didn't stop roughly 150 people from rallying to protest the potential for a Chattanooga-based competitor to appeal state approval for CHI Memo…
After enjoying a lull in the three months since the last COVID-19 surge, cases are again on the rise in the Chattanooga region.
Heather Price tried four different types of formula before finding one that agreed with her 7-month-old son's sensitive stomach.
A new Tennessee law signed by Gov. Bill Lee during the recent legislative session created a pathway for pharmacists to dispense ivermectin directly to patients…
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital's new $1.56 million, 6,200-square-foot medical office building is open to patients.
A new Tennessee law signed by Gov. Bill Lee during the recent legislative session decriminalized the possession of fentanyl test strips, which can rapidly dete…
New mothers face a wide variety of stressors as they learn the ropes of balancing their work lives with the needs and wants of the new additions to their famil…
Dr. Will Jackson, president and CEO of Erlanger Health System, was not tapped to lead the South Florida public hospital where he was one of four finalists in a…
Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, has filed a bill that would allow Erlanger Health System to transition to a private nonprofit model, although the senator …
Dr. Peter Buckley took over as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in February and recently made his first trip to Chattan…