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You’re Invited: Brethen Foundation Advanced Care Wing Community Open House!

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  • Last Updated: 9/23/2025

Expansion Provides All Private Room Patient Care

🗓 Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025

🕐 Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

📍 Location: 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Drive, Lenoir City, TN 37772

A hospital building with a lit “Main Entrance & Emergency” sign at sunset. The modern exterior has large windows, landscaping, and the Covenant HealthCare logo on the left side of the building.

Covenant Health’s Fort Loudoun Medical Center will host a community open house on Sunday, October 5, to celebrate the completion of its newly expanded Brethen Foundation Advanced Care Wing. This is a $15 million investment in the hospital’s mission to improve our community’s quality of life.  

 

“This expansion is a dream realized for our community,” said Connie Martin, president and chief administrative officer of Fort Loudoun Medical Center. “We’re proud to open our doors and show how these new spaces will improve lives through better health.” 

The event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. at 550 Fort Loudoun Medical Center Drive in Lenoir City. Attendees will be among the first to tour the new facility before it officially opens to patients. 

 

The expansion adds 26 private patient rooms, a state-of-the-art 11-bed intensive care unit, and nearly 20,000 square feet of new space. It was made possible through a $5.9 million Capital Improvement Grant from the Tennessee Department of Health’s Health Resiliency Program, and more than $1 million in philanthropic support from the Loudon County community, led by Loudon County residents Colleen and David Brethen and their Brethen Foundation.

“My wife, Colleen, and I were talking a few years ago about how we would likely come here if we experienced a medical emergency. We know that great organizations always have a plan for growth and felt like our contribution may be able to help accelerate efforts because it is wonderful to be able to help. We are grateful to our friends and neighbors who have joined us to contribute,” said David Brethen. “You can never go wrong when doing the right thing, and it’s amazing what you can do when you all work together.” 

New Innovations and Features

  • Private Discharge & Pick-Up Area: Patients now exit through a dedicated space, ensuring a more dignified and private transition home. 
  • Embedded Support Services: Clinical educators, infection prevention, quality, respiratory therapy and case management teams are now located within the wing for real-time collaboration. 
  • Smart Room Design: Beds are positioned near doors for faster nurse access, with additional space for family comfort. 
  • Tele-ICU Technology: High-resolution cameras connect patients to remote critical care specialists for timely assessments and interventions. 
  • Flexible Care Model: The wing supports both intensive and step-down care, allowing seamless transitions based on patient needs. 
  • Therapy Gym: A dedicated space for physical, speech, and occupational therapy helps patients regain strength and independence. 
  • Recharge and Family Spaces: Includes staff recharge rooms and family lounges to support well-being and healing. 
  • Expanded Services: Dialysis, enhanced cardiology coverage, orthopedic surgery, and a pneumatic tube system for faster lab and pharmacy workflows. 
  • Outdoor Courtyards: Two landscaped courtyards offer peaceful spaces for patients and families. 

The open house will feature guided tours, refreshments and opportunities to meet hospital employees.  

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