Healthcare

According to the Tennessee Department of Health (12/20), Knox County is home to six hospitals and more than 2,500 beds. The six hospitals are Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (Downtown Knoxville), North Knoxville Medical Center (Powell), Parkwest Medical Center (West Knoxville), Turkey Creek Medical Center (Farragut), University of Tennessee Medical Center (Downtown Knoxville), and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (Downtown Knoxville).

An additional 788 hospital beds are available to the region at hospitals in the contiguous counties. Those hospitals include: Ft Loudoun Medical Center (Lenoir City, TN), Blount Memorial Hospital (Maryville, TN), Le Conte Medical Center (Sevierville, TN), Methodist Medical Center (Oak Ridge, TN), and Roane Medical Center (Harriman, TN).

Turkey Creek Medical Center

Conveniently located on Parkside Drive in the heart of Farragut, Tennova Healthcare’s Turkey Creek Medical Center offers a wide range of healthcare services. The hospital features 24/7 emergency services, an intensive care unit, advanced surgical suites, cancer care, bariatric weight loss surgery, cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, 3D mammography and much more. The hospital offers private patient rooms, dining on request and free parking.

Turkey Creek Medical Center is also a Provisional Level III Trauma Center with an emergency department that has special certifications in stroke and cardiovascular care. Level III Trauma Center designation means that the trauma team has the training and resources to treat serious injuries within minutes of the patient’s arrival 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

It’s also comforting to know that our hometown hospital is one of the best places to seek help for a heart attack or stroke. Turkey Creek Medical Center is an American College of Cardiology/Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care - Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) and an Acute Stroke Ready hospital.

Additionally, Tennova Medical Group offers convenient locations across the region with access to more than 140 providers representing a variety of specialties, including family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, cardiology, gastroenterology, general surgery, bariatric surgery, neurology, occupational medicine, podiatry and pulmonology.

Learn more at TennovaTurkeyCreek.com.

Parkwest Medical Center/ Covenant Health

Parkwest Medical Center, a member of Knoxville-based Covenant Health, “is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility,” a company press release stated.

Parkwest recently was named a Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospital by Fortune.com/IBM Watson Health, and was the only Tennessee hospital awarded this recognition.

“In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest offers outstanding care throughout the facility including orthopedic and surgical services, labor & delivery, therapy services, imaging services, endoscopy, neurodiagnostics and sleep medicine, critical care, emergency care and cancer services accredited by the Commission on Cancer,” the release further stated.

“Parkwest is also designated as an advanced primary stroke center by The Joint Commission. Parkwest offers behavioral health services to the community through Peninsula Hospital and outpatient programs. Parkwest and Peninsula are committed to putting our patients first.”

For more information, visit Treatedwell.com

Knox County Schools

Knox County Schools is committed to providing excellent and accessible learning opportunities to nearly 59,000 students across our district, empowering them to realize their full potential and thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

KCS is the third-largest school district in the state of Tennessee, with a total of 88 schools that are located in urban, rural and suburban communities. In 2019, the district adopted a five-year strategic plan focused on three main goals: Increasing Student Achievement, Eliminating Disparities and Creating A Positive Culture.

To achieve those goals, the district relies on outstanding teachers, principals and support staff and strives to build a workplace culture that values employee contributions, equips employees to meet their professional goals and supports employees in the work of teaching and learning.

Our students pursue excellence in a wide variety of activities. The district’s academic offerings include early postsecondary opportunities such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Dual Enrollment and Student Industry Certification programs. Our schools also offer leadership opportunities through clubs and community service; broad participation in the visual and performing arts; and high-level competition through sports and athletic teams. In the Fall of 2020, KCS created a new virtual learning program that offers online instruction using Chromebooks, which are provided to every K-12 student in the district. At the same time, the district continued offering in-person, on-campus instruction during the Fall of 2020, with significant new measures in place to protect the health and safety of students and employees.

KCS is committed to the work of teaching and learning, and we’re grateful for the support of the Knox County community as we pursue that mission!