CHI Memorial Opens Surgery Center In Ringgold Thursday, June 3, 2021
CHI Memorial Surgery Center - Parkway is now open in Ringgold, providing outpatient surgical services.
“As this community continues to grow, we are committed to revitalizing this location and continuing to expand the healthcare services available here,” said Sherry Fusco, senior vice president, surgical and ambulatory services, CHI Memorial. “We are excited to offer patients direct access to high quality surgical care, so they can stay in their own community to receive the healthcare they need.” The center’s state-of-the-art equipment allows surgeons to perform a full range of minimally invasive outpatient surgical services including:
CHI Memorial Mammography Health Coach To Visit Signal Mountain Friday, March 12, 2021
CHI Memorial’s mobile health coach will provide mammography screenings at the following location in Hamilton County in March:
Friday, March 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Signal Crest United Methodist Church 1005 Ridgeway Ave., Signal Mountain, TN 37377
All women who get a mammogram at any MaryEllen Locher location, including the mobile coaches, between March 8-April 30 will receive a free Color Chattanooga Pink! T-shirt.
All patients will be screened before the appointment for COVID-19 symptoms. Please bring a mask to wear during the appointment. Masks will be provided to anyone who doesn’t have one.
MaryEllen Locher Breast Center Advises COVID-19 Vaccination Impacts When Routine Mammogram Should Be Scheduled Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Taylor Rowlett, MD, chief of radiology at CHI Memorial
CHI Memorial’s MaryEllen Locher Breast Center is adopting the recommendations of the Society of Breast Imaging for managing axillary adenopathy, changes in size and/or consistency of lymph nodes in the armpit, in patients who have recently received a COVID-19 vaccination. Some women may have enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit area after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, officials said.
“Broadly, we are seeing a number of women – up to 10 to 15 percent – who will have soreness, tenderness and swelling after receiving the two vaccines currently in use to protect against COVID-19 – Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech,” says Taylor Rowlett, MD, chief of radiology at CHI Memorial.