Erlanger LIFE FORCE Flight Paramedic earns Lifetime Achievement award from TASA

Chattanooga, Tenn. - The Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA) recognized Jim Fox, flight paramedic for his extraordinary service during the 2023 state conference held in Gatlinburg, Tenn.  Fox received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his 41 years of service treating some of the region’s toughest cases. He began his career in 1982 as an EMT …

TASA recognizes three LIFE FORCE members during state conference

The Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA) recognized Donald Barker, MD; Robert Berger, flight paramedic; and Mark Eidson, flight nurse; for extraordinary service in their fields during the 2020 state conference held in Gatlinburg, Tenn. yesterday. Donald Barker, MD, received Medical Director of the Year.  For 28 years, LIFE FORCE Air Medical has been under the …

Erlanger East receives “BEST for Babies” award

Erlanger East has been awarded the “BEST for Babies” Award from the Tennessee Department of Health and the Tennessee Hospital Association. The award recognized 18 birthing hospitals for their efforts to reduce infant death rates in Tennessee. The BEST award stands for breastfeeding, early elective delivery reduction and safe sleep for Tennessee babies. TDH has …