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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

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Cancer Care at Fort Sanders Regional and Thompson Cancer Survival Center

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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is the state’s first and only facility to hold accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. This is a three-year accreditation.

Fort Sanders is located adjacent to Thompson Cancer Survival Center and the two organizations collaborate to ensure top cancer care for patients.

More than a world-class cancer center, Thompson is a cancer survival center, where leading cancer specialists use the most advanced technologies to achieve breakthrough successes in treating many types of cancer. Physicians are supported by a team of patient navigators, dieticians, genetics counselors, clinical trials coordinators, physicists, pharmacists, therapists, technologists, oncology nurses, social workers and counselors.  

Learn more about Thompson Cancer Survival Center.

Patient Stories

Esophageal Cancer Survivor Celebrates Living Cancer-Free

Nick Parker has always been healthy and in good shape. “I don’t get sick, other than Parkinson’s and cancer,” he jokes. The former Marine was diagnosed with cancer just after finishing surgery to stabilize tremors that he experienced as part of having Parkinson’s Disease. Parker underwent treatment and surgery for esophageal cancer at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center.

Colonoscopy and Surgery Lower Cancer Risk for East Tennessee Retiree

Dale Johnson is retired and living in Lenoir City. During a routine colonoscopy through his primary care physician, several polyps were discovered in his colon. Fortunately, the polyps were benign, meaning they were not cancerous. To be safe, Johnson underwent surgery to remove them and is thankful for the compassionate and expert care he received at Covenant Health Fort Sanders Regional.

Cancer Doesn’t Care How Old You Are

A few months after giving birth, Haley Carrington discovered a lump in her right breast. The young mother initially thought it must have been a clogged milk duct, and her doctor didn’t seem overly concerned. But when that little lump wouldn’t go away, Carrington was referred to Thompson Comprehensive Breast Center for an ultrasound and then a biopsy.

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We are committed to improving the quality of life in East Tennessee through better health. In partnership with our generous donors, Covenant’s 10,000+ employees, physicians, and volunteers are providing outstanding care for our patients and their families.