PET Scanning

Covenant Health has the Southeast's first ECAT ACCEL PET Scanner to help physicians find and diagnose cancer that simply could not be found before. This new PET technology from CTI, the world leader in Positron Emission Tomography, can find tumors as small as four millimeters anywhere in the body and complete a full body scan in twenty minutes. Tests have shown that the new ECAT ACCEL PET Scanner is 55% better at diagnosing lung cancer, 27% more accurate in finding breast cancer and over 40% more precise in discovering colo-rectal cancer. Thompson is CTI's primary test facility and international training site, so the very latest advances in PET technology will be available here before they are introduced at other leading hospitals and cancer centers around the world.

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Stem Cell Transplant Program

Thompson's Bone Marrow Transplant Program is East Tennessee's only FAHCT accredited program. The transplant team provides individual patient assessments and direction for patients who may benefit from this extensive, often life-saving treatment.

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Stem Cell Recipients Celebrate Success of Thompson's Transplant Program and Tell Their Stories (Article published 10/14/02)

Hospice

Hospice is dedicated to providing compassionate quality care for persons with life threatening illnesses and their families when supportive care, not cure of a disease, becomes the focus.

A team of health care professionals and volunteers provide a special kind of caring during this difficult time. This includes physical, emotional, social and spiritual support with ongoing assistance to families in the bereavement period.

Our team includes your physician, a medical director, nurses, certified nursing assistants, social workers, chaplains, volunteers, and bereavement counselors.

What makes hospice special?

• An Emphasis on Patients and Family
• A "Team" Approach to Care
• Specialized Pain Management
• Respite Program for Caregivers
• Bereavement Counseling for Families
• AIDS Case Management
• Long-Term Care Facilities Program
• Pediatric Hospice Program
• George Nichols Community Resource Library (life-brary)

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Free Bereavement Support Groups

Bereavement Support Groups are offered in both Knoxville and several surrounding counties. These are designed to be supportive systems for any adult individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Please contact (865) 220-7900 or 1-800-228-6028 for more information.

Katerpillar Kids Camp

Katerpillar Kids Camp is a special weekend camp experience for children in grades K-12 who have experienced a significant death. There is no charge for the camp. A safe place is provided for the youth to meet and share with others who have experienced the death of a loved one. Our trained counselors share information on grief in order to help the campers better understand and express their feelings. Katerpillar Kids Camp emphasizes Love, Laughter, Leisure and Learning - all basic needs of young people. Call (865) 378-0654 or 1-888-719-8087 for more information.

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