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Tennessee Woman Sues Hospital for $1.5M over Surgery Mixup

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Inside Hamilton County Jail: A Look at inmate medical care and addiction treatment

CHATTANOOGA — Hamilton County's detention center is facing renewed scrutiny following two inmate deaths in the past year, including one that resulted in a federal lawsuit. Thursday NewsChannel 9 went inside the facility to examine medical care provided to inmates from the time they arrive at the jail through their incarceration.

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Pikeville Clinic temporarily closes: Pikeville Urgent Care remains open

PIKEVILLE, Tenn. — Pikeville Clinic has temporarily ceased operations, but Pikeville Urgent Care remains open and continues seeing patients in Bledsoe County. Presley Healthcare, which operates Pikeville Urgent Care, says the two facilities are separate legal entities with distinct operations. The company says the circumstances surrounding Pikeville Clinic's closure...

Pikeville, TN · 1d
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Unity Medical Center Expands Urology Services in Manchester

Unity Medical Center in Manchester has announced an expansion of its specialty healthcare services with the addition of Dr. Michael Tepedino and Nurse Practitioner Julie Henson. The partnership officially began November 1 and will provide residents of Coffee County and surrounding communities with greater access to urology care closer to...

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Ballad reaches deal with UHC over Medicare plans

UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health have finalized a new, multi-year agreement that provides people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage individual and Group Retiree plans continued network access to the health system. Our relationship includes value-based measures as our organizations prioritize quality of care and overall patient experience for the people we mutually serve. “Ballad Health is committed to working with insurers who share our commitment to a responsible partnership which ensures access to the doctors, hospitals and the continuum of care our seniors need,” said Alan Levine, chairman and chief executive officer of Ballad Health. “People enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans can continue to choose the physicians and hospitals they know and trust. Ballad Health looks forward to a renewed relationship with UnitedHealthcare, and to partnering in ways that serve our seniors best.” “Our agreement with Ballad Health provides people continued long-term access to quality care,” said Suha Assi, UnitedHealthcare CEO, Tennessee and Virginia. “We appreciate Ballad Health’s collaboration and shared commitment to reaching an outcome that benefits the people and communities we collectively serve.”

Tennessee · 23h

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Beacon Home Health and Hospice announces expansion across West Tennessee

JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Beacon Home Health and Hospice announced Wednesday that it is expanding its services across 19 West Tennessee counties. The expansion includes Madison, Gibson, Carroll, Henderson, Chester, Dyer and Weakley counties, as well as other surrounding rural communities. Beacon provides rehabilitation, chronic condition management and hospice care...

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Public News Service

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Tennessee Black Legislative Summit discusses agenda for 2027

Tennessee lawmakers and community leaders are gathering to turn community concerns into legislation after the midterms. The Tennessee Black Legislative Summit begins today, with a special focus on health care, education, economic development, public safety and voting rights. Rep. Jesse Chism, D-Memphis, chairman of the caucus, said the goal is to bring community voices and community ideas to the legislature when lawmakers return in January. He pointed out constituents in West Tennessee have already expressed their concerns. "There's been so many hospitals closing in rural districts, and a lot of in-person healthcare has gone to telemedicine. We're trying to make sure people have more access, but also we want to make sure the government is doing its job to make sure that we have a healthy state," Chism explained. Tennessee has not expanded Medicaid and approximately 11.6% of its population up to age 64 is uninsured, according to data from the health policy research organization KFF. The two-day annual summit is at HBCU Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee. Minister Michael Eric Dyson is the keynote speaker for the annual Tennessee Black Legislative Summit luncheon on Nov. 14. The foundation invites elected officials and community members to register for timely, relevant

Tennessee · 18h

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Bookmark Medical Celebrates Ashland City Clinic Opening with November 12 Ribbon Cutting

ASHLAND CITY, TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – Residents of Ashland City and surrounding Cheatham County communities will soon have a new option for personalized primary care close to home. Bookmark Medical’s Ashland City clinic opens November 9, 2026, and will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting alongside the Cheatham County Chamber on Thursday, November 12, at 11 a.m.

Ashland City, TN · 2d

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White House, Tennessee Finally Gets Its Own ER After Years of 30-Minute Drives

White House residents who used to face a 25-to-35 minute drive to the nearest emergency room now have one in their own backyard. TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center held a ribbon cutting on Tuesday for the new TriStar White House ER, marking the completion of a project years in the making for the fast-growing Robertson and Sumner County community.

White House, TN · 2d

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TDH announces $22M in Rural Health Transformation Grants awarded in Northeast Tennessee

(WCYB) — The Tennessee Department of Health has announced the full list of Rural Health Transformation Program awards supporting 138 projects to expand access to care and connect rural Tennesseans to better care. “Tennessee is leading the way in transforming rural health care and ensuring families can access the...

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NewsChannel 5 WTVF

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Spring Hill EMS funding dispute raises ambulance response time fears

Spring Hill leaders fear longer ambulance waits as Maury and Williamson counties dispute who pays for EMS service.

Spring Hill, TN · 2d

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TriStar StoneCrest Named Top Hospital in Tennessee for Orthopedic Surgery

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WGNS) - TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center ranks as the number one hospital in Tennessee for orthopedic surgery for 2027, according to an evaluation released by Healthgrades on Tuesday (November 10th). The Smyrna facility, operated by HCA Healthcare, provides surgical and emergency services to patients across north Rutherford County...

Smyrna, TN · 3d

Tennessee Lookout

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Tennessee gets $210M in second year of federal Rural Health Transformation grant

Tennessee received $210.3 million for the second year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.  The state could receive up to $1 billion over the program’s 5-year duration, with year-to-year grant amounts decided based on Tennessee’s progress toward implementing its federally approved plans. Tennessee received […]

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The Money Overview

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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medicare Advantage members could lose in-network access to Ballad Health doctors on Jan. 1, 2027 if the two sides miss their deadline

Ballad Health and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have until Jan. 1, 2027 to agree on a new contract, and without one, some Medicare Advantage members could lose in-network access to Ballad doctors and hospitals in northeast Tennessee. Ballad posted its update on Oct. 28. As of Nov. 7, neither side has announced a deal. The […] The post BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Medicare Advantage members could lose in-network access to Ballad Health doctors on Jan. 1, 2027 if the two sides miss their deadline appeared first on The Money Overview .

Tennessee · 6d

WJHL

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Tennessee maternal mortality rates on the rise

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Maternal mortality has risen in the past few years, not only in the U.S. but also in Tennessee. News Channel 11 heard from Health Policy and Advocacy Associate Danielle Branch with the Tennessee Justice Center about the leading causes of fatal pregnancies and disparities in Tennessee.  “Northeast Tennessee is not, […]

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Tennessee Pumps $10M Into Rural Mental Health, Targets Seven New Counties by 2027

Seven more Tennessee counties are set to get embedded mental health teams inside their local health departments, after the state landed a five-year, $10 million federal grant aimed at closing gaps in rural behavioral health care. Anderson, Cumberland, Hawkins, Bradley, Coffee, Montgomery and Tipton counties are the new additions, with officials hoping to have services running by early 2027.

Tennessee · 7d

Main Street Dollars

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UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health signed a multi-year deal Nov. 5, so Tri-Cities retirees in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans keep Ballad hospitals before Dec. 7

UnitedHealthcare and Ballad Health announced Nov. 5 that they have finalized a new, multi-year agreement covering UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage individual plans and Group Retiree plans. For retirees in the Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, that means Ballad’s physicians and hospitals stay in network as the Dec. 7 close of Medicare open enrollment […]

Tennessee · 6d

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Parkwest Medical Center performs Tennessee’s first ROSA® shoulder procedure

Covenant Health’s Parkwest Medical Center has performed Tennessee’s first robotic-assisted ROSA® Shoulder System procedure. Parkwest is one of only 15 centers worldwide to perform a robotic-assisted ROSA Shoulder replacement and among the first hospitals in the Southeast to offer the technology. Image submitted. KNOXVILLE — Covenant Health’s...

Knoxville, TN · 7d

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Three East Tennessee counties to get mental health clinicians through grant

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee government plans to hire mental health clinicians to serve several rural counties using a federal grant. Tennessee plans to use part of a $10 million grant to expand its Co-located Mental Health Services at County Health Departments program into Anderson, Cumberland, Hawkins, Bradley, Coffee, Montgomery, and Tipton Counties.

Anderson County, TN · 9d

WHNT News 19

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Tennessee regulators find abuse, delayed care at Brookdale senior living facilities

The Brentwood-headquartered company has agreed to pay $13,500 in fines for violations affecting the health, safety, and welfare of residents in four facilities.

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