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Tennova Family Medicine is pleased to announce the additions of Dr. Gregory Banks and Family Nurse Practitioner Janna Miller. Dr. Banks practices at both the Tennova Family Medicine - Tiny Town and Tennova Family Medicine - Dover locations. He received his medical degree from Howard University in Washington DC and a Family Practice residency at Howard University Hospital. Janna Miller, FNP, joins our Tennova Family Medicine - Dover location. She is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Miller com... ... Read More

New designation means quicker access to critical care for patients with serious injuries KNOXVILLE, TN (June 29, 2020) – Tennova Healthcare’s Turkey Creek Medical Center has been granted provisional status* as a Level III Trauma Center by the State of Tennessee Department of Health through the Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), according to an announcement made by Tony Benton, chief executive officer of Turkey Creek Medical Center. One of the most important benefits to patients transported to t... ... Read More

The Wound Care Center at Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville has once again been recognized with the Healogics Center of Distinction award for continued excellence in wound healing. Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville’s Wound Care Center has achieved patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent, a healing rate of at least 92 percent in less than 28 median days along with several other quality standards. The Center was awarded this prestigious honor by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced ... ... Read More

Beginning Monday, June 15 inpatients at Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville may have one visitor per day. Visiting hours will be from 7 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday – Friday and from 10 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors must be at least 16 years of age or older and should enter through the Main Entrance of the hospital. Patients with COVID-19 or under investigation for COVID-19 may not have visitors. Visitation will currently be for inpatients only. Those coming for outpatient or emergen... ... Read More

KNOXVILLE, TN (June 9, 2020) – Tennova Healthcare and The University of Tennessee Medical Center are partnering with Kindred Healthcare to build and operate an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital, located in the new Tennova Health Park at 1250 Tennova Medical Way, is expected to open in the second quarter of 2021 and will provide care to patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and other complex cond... ... Read More

Family medicine physicians will see new and existing patients at office in northwest Knox County KNOXVILLE, TN (May 19, 2020) – Tennova Healthcare recently welcomed family medicine physicians Rachel Bowman, M.D., and Kareez Leonard-Bowden, M.D., to their new office at Tennova Primary Care – Karns, located at 7210 Oak Ridge Highway, Knoxville. Same-day appointments are available. To make an appointment, call 865-647-5500 or schedule online at TennovaMedicalGroup.com. Dr. Bowman and Dr. Leonard-Bowden als... ... Read More

If you experience a medical emergency such as chest pain that may be a heart attack or stroke symptoms, getting care timely will support the best possible outcome. The latest campaign by the American Heart Association (AHA) – Be Certain In Uncertain Times – reinforces the critical need to secure treatment as soon as possible. The AHA is working to remind everyone that heart attacks, strokes and cardiac arrests don’t stop for COVID-19. Getting fast medical treatment could be the difference between life a... ... Read More

OB/GYN to deliver babies and perform gynecologic surgery at North Knoxville Medical Center KNOXVILLE, TN (May 7, 2020) – Tennova Healthcare recently welcomed Jeanette Toney, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist, to her new medical practice at Tennova Women’s Health Specialists, located at 7557B Dannaher Drive, Suite 225, Powell. To schedule an appointment, call (865) 647-3450. Dr. Toney also offers telehealth visits for new and existing patients. Dr. Toney is experienced in minimally invasive gynecologic... ... Read More

Patients who have delayed surgery or other non-emergency procedures can now work with their physician to secure care as Tennova Healthcare - Harton resumes some outpatient elective services starting Monday, May 11, 2020. The hospital is following Governor Lee’s Executive Order allowing some elective surgeries and procedures in hospitals with a low or no-COVID-19 census. Safety remains the hospital’s highest priority. Numerous precautions for infection prevention, access control, social distancing and pa... ... Read More

Family medicine physician is accepting new patients at Tennova Primary Care – Farragut KNOXVILLE, TN (May 5, 2020) – Tennova Healthcare recently welcomed Keri J. McFarlane, M.D., family medicine physician, to her new office at Tennova Primary Care – Farragut, located on the campus of Turkey Creek Medical Center at 10810 Parkside Drive, Suite 108, Knoxville. Same-day appointments are available. To make an appointment, call 865-647-3650 or schedule online at TennvaMedicalGroup.com. Dr. McFarlane also offe... ... Read More