Donate Life flag raising events honor Erlanger’s 39 organ donors in 2022

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger Health System, Tennessee Donor Services and LifeShare Carolinas raised the “Donate Life” flag at Erlanger Western Carolina, Bledsoe, East, North and Baroness hospitals and Erlanger Sequatchie Valley to recognize and honor the 39 Erlanger patients who gave the ultimate gift of life as organ donors in 2022. Thanks to the organ …

Erlanger East Hospital rings in the New Year with the first baby born in Chattanooga while celebrating a record breaking 2022

Happy parents William and Laura Probasco with New Year’s baby Lollie, Chattanooga’s first baby of 2023. Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger East Hospital is proud to announce the arrival of the first baby born in 2023 in Chattanooga, Tenn. William and Laura Probasco of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., welcomed their 7 pound 1 ounce and 20.75 inches baby girl, …

Erlanger East Hospital hosts volunteer fair

Chattanooga, Tenn. – On Wednesday, April 20 Erlanger East Hospital will host a volunteer fair for anyone interested in volunteering with the hospital. The event will take place at Erlanger East Hospital in the Entrance A lobby from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Interested community members are invited to come learn about the rewarding volunteer …

Erlanger welcomes OB-GYN providers Dr. Maria Bowers, Dr. Kathleen Mitchell

Maria Bowers, DO, joins Erlanger Center for Women Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger welcomes board-certified obstetrician-gynecologists Dr. Maria Bowers and Dr. Kathleen Mitchell to its growing list of providers. Dr. Bowers and Dr. Mitchell have been providing OB-GYN services to the women of the Chattanooga region for a collective 42 years. Prior to joining Erlanger, Dr. …

Erlanger East named Best of the Best for 14 Consecutive Years

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger East Hospital is excited to be named Best of the Best’s Best Place to Have a Baby by the Chattanooga Times Free Press for the fourteenth year in a row. Since Erlanger East deliver its first baby, the experienced staff have been dedicated to providing the highest quality care in a …

Donate Life flag raising events honor Erlanger’s 51 organ donors in 2020

Erlanger Baroness Hospital flag raising event. Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger Health System and Tennessee Donor Services raised the “Donate Life” flag at Erlanger Western Carolina, Bledsoe, East, North and Baroness hospitals to recognize and honor 51 Erlanger patients who gave the ultimate gift of life as organ donors in 2020. Thanks to the organ donations …

Erlanger earns four state awards for dedication to improving infant health and safety

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger Health System recently earned four state awards for their work to improve the safety and health of infants; the Tennessee Department of Health BEST award for their effort to decrease infant mortality, a Milestone Award by Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC) for their progress in the Safe Sleep project, …

Erlanger East and North announce new leadership

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger East and North Hospitals announce three new leaders have taken the reins: Vice President and CEO of Erlanger East and North Hospitals Martha Weeks, Erlanger East and North Hospitals Chief Medical Officer Dr. Monica Jones, Erlanger East and North Hospitals Chief Nursing Officer Dr. William Crowe. Weeks has worked with Erlanger …

Erlanger East welcomes new addition to surgery program

Chattanooga, Tenn. – Erlanger East Hospital surgical services recently welcomed a new addition – the da Vinci Xi Surgical System. With such technologies, Erlanger is positioned to offer patients additional advanced surgery access points. Erlanger Surgical Services at East expands robotic capabilities for minimally-invasive urologic, gynecologic, colorectal, and general surgery in the East Brainerd area. …

Erlanger East Hospital celebrates 13 years as Best Place to Have A Baby

Today, Erlanger East Hospital celebrated 13 years of being named Best Place to Have a Baby by the community through the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of the Best annual competition.