News & Blog

End-of-Year Celebrations and a Look Ahead

As the year draws to a close, I want to share some of our recent activities at Covenant Health and note some events on the horizon in 2020. Celebrating Excellence Last month we celebrated a special event at Covenant Health: our annual President’s Excellence Awards. These awards recognize outstanding individual employees and team projects that […]

Fort Sanders Regional Celebrates 100-Year Milestone

100 years – and more to grow on To celebrate the 100th anniversary of chartering and breaking ground of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, the hospital hosted a kick-off event in December including remarks from Fort Sanders Regional and Covenant Health leaders, a proclamation from the State of Tennessee read by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, […]

Celebrating Excellence at Covenant Health

2019 President’s Excellence Awards Recognize Outstanding Individuals and Team Projects Covenant Health’s annual President’s Excellence Awards celebrate the accomplishments of individual employees and collaborative teams around the health system for providing outstanding patient care and improving health system operations.  The employee celebration focuses on performance that demonstrates Covenant Health’s Pledge of Excellence: putting patients first, […]

Welcome John Williams, PA-C

We’re excited to welcome certified physician assistant John Williams, PA-C to Covenant Health’s neurohospitalist medical team.

Welcome Laurel Bivens, NP

We’re proud to welcome nurse practitioner Laurel Bivens to the Covenant Health neurohospitalist medical team. Learn more about Laurel.

Welcome Kristi Needham, NP-C

We’re proud to welcome Kristi Needham, NP-C to our heart care team at Cardiology Associates of East Tennessee! Learn more about Kristi.

Welcome Kendra Bellamy, FNP-BC

We’re proud to welcome certified family nurse practitioner Kendra Bellamy, FNP-BC, who joins our board-certified neurologists. Learn more.

Home Care for the Homeless

Covenant HomeCare and Knox Area Rescue Ministries are helping homeless people in Knoxville who need medical care. For some patients, a hospital stay is followed by caregiving visits at home from a home health nurse – but what if the patient doesn’t have a home? Because of infrequent access to medical services, members of the homeless […]