News & Blog

Welcome Caj Johansson, MD

We’re proud to welcome Dr. Caj Johansson to our primary care team! Dr. Johansson has special clinical interest in comprehensive family care. Learn more.

Welcome Emily Rapstine, MD

We’re proud to welcome cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Emily Rapstine, to our heart care team! She’ll care for patients at our Oak Ridge office. Learn more.

Welcome Charles K. Grigsby, MD

We’re proud to welcome Dr. Charles Grigsby to our surgical team! Dr. Grigsby is a general surgeon and certified in surgical critical care. Learn more.

Thompson Proton Center Names Executive Director

  Thompson Cancer Survival Center has named Gary Barlow as the executive director of the Thompson Proton Center. Barlow will manage the day-to-day operations of the proton center. Barlow joins Thompson Cancer Survival Center from the New Mexico Cancer Center, where he was leading the development of a new proton therapy center. Prior to his […]

Covenant Health to Provide Hospital-Level Care to Patients in Their Homes

Advanced Care at Home will be first in the region to offer hospital-level services and high-acuity care to patients in the comfort and convenience of their own homes. (KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 15, 2022) – Covenant Health is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Medically Home Group, Inc., to provide hospital-level care to patients in […]

Welcome Lauren Panezich, MD

Family medicine doctor, Lauren Panezich, MD, joins the primary care team at FamilyCare Specialists in Knoxville, TN. Learn more.

Covenant Health Achieves Exceptional IT Recognition

First health system in Tennessee to have dual Stage 7 validations from HIMSS Knoxville, Tenn. – August 2022 – Covenant Health has achieved Stage 7 validation in two digital maturity levels from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). HIMSS is a nonprofit global advisor, thought leader and member-based society with expertise in health […]

Welcome Alicia Brooks, MD

We’re proud to welcome family medicine doctor, Alicia Brooks, MD, to our primary care team! Dr. Brooks will serve as our medical director. Learn more.