News & Blog

Welcome Hitesh Mehta, MD

Covenant Health is proud to welcome Hitesh Mehta, MD to Knoxville Heart Group. Dr. Mehta will see patients in Knoxville, Morristown, and Sevierville.

Welcome Jessica Trentham, FNP-BC

Covenant Health is proud to welcome Jessica Trentham, FNP-BC to the primary care team at Great Smokies Family Medicine in Sevierville, TN.

Welcome Steedman Sarbah, MD

Covenant Health is proud to welcome Steedman Sarbah, MD to Knoxville Digestive Disease Consultants in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Covenant Health Announces Medical Student Program in Partnership with Lincoln Memorial University

Covenant Health has launched a medical student program in partnership with DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.

Covenant Health Announces Leadership Appointments

Covenant Health, the major health system headquartered in Knoxville and the region’s largest employer, has announced internal leadership appointments in conjunction with previously announced transitions of current president and CEO Anthony L. Spezia to CEO emeritus and Jim VanderSteeg, current executive vice president of operations, to president and CEO of the health system. Mike Belbeck, […]

Nurse Residency Program Prepares New Graduates for Success

Covenant Health is pleased to announce the implementation of a nurse residency program that will support newly graduated nurses as they transition from an educational setting to a fast-paced hospital environment. Covenant has adopted the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™, used by more than 200 hospitals and health systems nationwide. The program emphasizes evidence-based practices and […]

Covenant Health Named to Forbes List of ‘America’s Best Employers’

Covenant Health has been named among “America’s Best Employers” in Forbes magazine, which recently released its 2016 lists of best large and midsize employers. Covenant Health was among only 44 hospitals and health systems in the U.S. to make the lists, which include a total of 750 U.S. companies. In the midsize companies list, Covenant […]

Covenant Health Hospitals Receive “A” Grades in Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Ratings

Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, LeConte Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center and Roane Medical Center have received “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Scores, ranking the hospitals among the safest in the U.S. In addition, Methodist Medical Center continued its “Straight A” recognition, signifying that the hospital […]