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To meet immediate and long-term health care needs in the community, Covenant Health today announced plans for a $115 million expansion and modernization of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center that includes new critical care and intermediate care beds and emergency

Three Covenant Health hospitals – Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville and Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge – have joined other community health care providers in a new “Shock Initiative” aimed at treating heart

Jeff Elliott to Retire after 13+ Years as VP of Philanthropy Covenant Health has named Patrick J. Birmingham, retired president and publisher of the Knoxville News Sentinel, as the health system’s vice president of philanthropy and governmental relations, effective Nov.

Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon presented $18,000 in grants to five local organizations to support healthy living in East Tennessee. Grant recipients include the YWCA Knoxville, The Muse Knoxville, Appalachian Mountain Bike Club, Knox County Schools and Sunshine Ambassadors. “This year

Health system is highest-ranking Tennessee firm on list Covenant Health has been named one of “America’s Best Employers” by Forbes magazine and is the highest-ranking Tennessee organization to receive the designation this year. Only seven Tennessee firms made the list

The 2017 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, which took place April 1-2 in Knoxville, continued its reign as the largest competitive road race in East Tennessee. Now in its 13th year, the 2017 race drew a record-setting more than 8,900 participants.

Soon Knoxville will be filled from Clinch Avenue to Neyland Stadium with bib numbers, running shoes, caped kids, water stations and viewing parties. The 13th Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon continues its reign as the largest competitive road race in East

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon needs volunteers for the April 1-2 race weekend to help participants hit the ground running for the event. “It takes 1,200 people to make the marathon weekend happen,” said Jason Altman, executive director for Covenant

East Tennessee children will celebrate the kickoff of the Covenant Kids Run with a one-mile event at Zoo Knoxville in January and complete their personal marathon on the 50-yard line at Neyland Stadium on race day in April. The kickoff

Runners and competitors preparing for the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon are invited to attend free weekly group training runs, which take place at 8 a.m. on Saturdays leading up to the marathon weekend, April 1-2. During these outings, experienced runners