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Maryville could soon approve construction of surgery center at former golf course
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Maryville City Council could soon give the go-ahead for a new surgery center and outpatient medical office to be built. If approved, the proposed 129,000-square-foot building would be located at the former Royal Oaks Golf Course off of Legends Way in Maryville. It would be operated by Prisma Health, the […]
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Maryville-Based Prominent Healthcare Facility to Cut 85 Jobs
Blount Memorial Hospital has filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice. The healthcare facility is located in Tennessee and will lay off 85 employees, effective in May. Blount Memorial Hospital Files WARN Notice for Employee Layoffs. Blount Memorial Hospital has submitted a WARN notice to the Tennessee Department...
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Covenant Health Park opens to the public during the day starting March 23
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Covenant Health Park Concourse will start being open to the public during select hours and days, the Knoxville Knox County Sports Authority announced Thursday. Starting March 23, the concourse will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors...
The Oak Ridger
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge will run on backup power tonight
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge will be running on backup power for several hours tonight, March 13, but patient care and operations will be uninterrupted. The reason? The hospital is working with the city of Oak Ridge to upgrade infrastructure to the hospital’s electrical system according to hospital spokesperson Crystal Jordan. Methodist Medical Center will be on backup power starting at 7 p.m. and will remain on it for several hours. This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge will run on backup power tonight
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Jury deliberations underway in federal Rocky Hill Pharmacy trial
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Federal prosecutors have rested their case in the case of three women accused of running a multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme in West Knoxville for nearly six years. Closing statements were made and the jury retired to begin deliberations Wednesday evening. The federal trial against Tiffany Haney and Anne Warren, the […]
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Tennessee Pharmacy Bill Sparks Debate at State Capitol as Full Vote Approaches
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Nurse of the Month helping shape the next generation of nurses
6 News' Nurse of the Month for March is training the next generation of nurses. Dr. Charity Stanley, a nurse practitioner and a nursing professor at Roane State Community College, is using her experience to help the students better connect with their patients.
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Walters State health care training program gets boost from state grant
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A state grant awarded to Walters State Community College will help more adults return to school and prepare to enter the health care industry. Walters State has received a grant from the Tennessee Department of Labor to support its Division of Workforce Training Allied Health Program through the rural health workforce […]
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Mussel restoration efforts aim to help cleanup Tennessee River
Once numbering in the billions across the Tennessee River watershed, mussel populations have sharply declined over the past century due to pollution, habitat loss and industrial activity, according to Dr. Michael McKinney, professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences at the University of Tennessee. “There used to be billions of...
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As Tennessee faces shortage of health care workers, educators work to fill the gap
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Hospital Association says the state could face a shortage of thousands of physicians by 2035. In Knoxville, South College is working to close that gap. South College Assistant Dean Don Yager told 6 News that the demand for physician assistants is rising as Tennessee faces a shortage of physicians. […]