Built on a not-for-profit mission of community service, the hospitals, clinics, and other member organizations of Covenant Health are working together to be the first and best choice in East Tennessee.
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Facts and stats for 2021
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Our Mission
We serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health.
Our Vision
Covenant Health is committed to being the region's premier healthcare network by providing patient-centered care that inspires clinical and service excellence, making us the first and best choice for our patients, employees, physicians, employers, volunteers and communities.
Our Values
In service to God and community, we value:
integrity
quality
developing people
service
caring
stewardship
Patients First, Always
Through our integrated healthcare delivery system, we're making expert, compassionate care more accessible for our patients and guests.
“As we worked to fulfill that mission over the years, a vision evolved to make Covenant Health the first and best choice for health care.”
Jim VanderSteeg, CEO
Access to Care Wherever You Are
We now offer convenient, safe access to healthcare services via computer or mobile device. Covenant Health offers scheduled appointments with physicians, and virtual urgent care with emergency-trained physicians available anywhere in East Tennessee.
days a year
acute care virtual visits
Virtual Care in the Hospital
Virtual services at our hospitals offer advanced care for complex medical conditions, and help smaller communities through remote access to specialized Covenant Health resources. Our physicians use telehealth technology to remotely monitor a patient's condition or consult with other medical professionals. Covenant Health is the first healthcare system in East Tennessee to provide tele-ICU as an extra layer of care for critically ill patients at all our hospitals, and in 2021, we saw 3,884 tele-ICU admissions.
Facts and stats for 2021
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Awards and Recognitions in 2021
Covenant Health has received regional and national accolades for excellence in quality, patient safety and advanced medical care. Here are a few of our 2021 recognitions:
Accreditations in various specialty areas such as imaging, mammography, ultrasound, MRI, nuclear medicine and others
Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
LeConte Medical Center
Methodist Medical Center
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System
Parkwest Medical Center
Roane Medical Center
Parkwest Medical Center, 2021
Previous years: Fort Sanders Regional, Parkwest
and Methodist Medical Centers
Covenant Health (seventh time)
Cumberland Medical Center
Claiborne Medical Center
Fort Loudoun Medical Center
LeConte Medical Center
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System
LeConte Medical Center
Covenant Health — Acute category
Covenant Medical Group — Ambulatory category
Covenant Medical Group — 24 practices
Going the Distance
With over 105,766 participants in 17 years, the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon includes a Kids Run, 5K, 2- and 4-person relays, a half marathon, and a full marathon.
Our Foundations
Supporting the health system's facilities, programs and patient care:
By The Numbers
In 2021, six foundations and 5,500+ donors raised over
Education Partnerships
Training tomorrow's healthcare professionals through partnerships with postsecondary schools
1,000+ students from 20+ schools, including:
Facts and stats for 2021
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East Tennessee Behavioral Health:
Specialized Services in a Holistic Environment
To address the growing need for mental health services in our region, Covenant Health partnered with Acadia Healthcare to construct a new 90-bed behavioral health hospital. The facility continues our legacy of behavioral services and will treat adolescents, adults and seniors with mental health and co-occurring disorders.
New and Renovated Facilities for Rehabilitation
51 new inpatient beds with Encompass and Patricia Neal
As part of a joint venture with Encompass Health, construction is underway to modernize the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. Progress also continued in 2021 on a new 51-bed inpatient Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Hospital in West Knoxville, with a planned opening in early 2023. The hospital will serve patients recovering from strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions.
Looking to the Future
Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiation therapy that uses beams of high-energy protons to treat various forms of cancer, while protecting nearby healthy tissue and vital organs from unnecessary radiation.
In mid-2022, Covenant Health announced the addition of proton therapy to Thompson Cancer Survival Center, the health system's robust oncology service line. Thompson Proton Center is one of just 40 proton therapy centers in the U.S.
Serving Growing Communities
Construction began on a $20 million outpatient facility in South Knoxville. With more than 36,000 square feet, the facility is scheduled to open in 2023 and will include:
One of Covenant Health's member hospitals, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, began building a $37 million outpatient facility near Interstate 81. With 50,000 square feet, Morristown-Hamblen West is scheduled for completion in 2023 and will include a free-standing emergency department, diagnostic center, and physician offices.
25 Years in the Making
25 years ago, we embarked on a journey. A journey with a mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health. As we worked to fulfill that mission, a vision evolved to make Covenant Health the first and best choice for healthcare in our region. We're achieving our vision by focusing on one simple thing — the patients.
As a not-for-profit health system, Covenant Health reinvests excess revenues after expenses in programs, services, technologies and facilities to improve patient care.
Capital Investments
2021
2017-2021
Total Operating Revenue
Total Liabilities
Total Assets
Net Assets
As a not-for-profit health system, Covenant Health provides significant contributions to our communities through charity care and uncompensated care, and by meeting local health needs through specialized medical services. In addition, we contribute to charitable organizations and provide educational programs for health professionals. Our salaries and tax contributions support local economies in the communities we serve.
| 2021 | $70,738,000 |
| 2017-2021 | $333,080,000 |
Care which costs more to provide than reimbursements from state and national programs cover
| 2021 | $181,265,000 |
| 2017-2021 | $875,709,000 |
Clinical services provided to meet community needs despite financial loss
| 2021 | $48,432,667 |
| 2017-2021 | $232,248,974 |
Donations to health-related organizations; community needs and outreach programs; programs for children and youth; economic/community leadership development; and recreation/quality of life
| 2021 | $474,407 |
| 2017-2021 | $2,645,652 |
| 2021 | $1,587,250 |
| 2017-2021 | $9,290,758 |
Number of employees as of 12/2021: 9,982
| 2021 | $770,052,848 |
| 2017-2021 | $3,490,667,383 |
| 2021 | $2,723,788 |
| 2017-2021 | $12,854,608 |
All Counties (including Knox)
| 2021 | $3,978,680 |
| 2017-2021 | $19,425,633 |
“Our past achievements and our future initiatives are possible because of the contributions of those who came before us, and because of our dedicated volunteer Board, our health system leaders, employees, physicians, volunteers and donors.”
Jim VanderSteeg, CEO
Facts and stats for 2021
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2022 Board of Directors
Senior Advisor, BJB & Associates,
Senior Advisor, RSI
Oak Ridge
General/Vascular Surgeon,
Parkwest Medical Center
Orthopedic Surgeon,
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Executive Director,
Project GRAD
Anesthesiologist,
Parkwest Medical Center
Chief Information Officer,
Clayton
Maryville
Chairman of the Board,
Accurus Aerospace Corporation
Irving, Texas (Retired)
Stewart Lumber Company
Morristown (Retired)
Director, Community Relations
and External Engagement,
Knoxville Utilities Board
Federal Government Service,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Tennessee Valley Authority
(Retired)
President and CEO,
Jewelry Television
Senior Vice President
and Chief Nursing Officer,
Covenant Health (Retired)
East Region President,
First Tennessee Bank
President and Managing Member,
Wagner, Myers and Sanger, PC (Retired)
CEO of Development, LHP Development
Properties Owner and
Sevier County Community Leader
Sevierville
Chairman, Knoxville Board
Capstar Bank
Owner/President,
Expoquip, Inc.
Chief Strategy Officer,
KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc
CEO & Chairman,
The Cosby Harrison Company (previously TAPPCO)
GMedia and Information Services
Crossville (Retired)
Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Radiologist,
Chief of Radiology Dept.
and President of Group
Methodist Medical Center
Executive Leaders
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President of Operations
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President
Physician Enterprise/Ambulatory Services
General Counsel
Chiefs of Staff
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Methodist Medical Center
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Roane Medical Center
Hospitalist, Family Practice
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Radiologist
Parkwest Medical Center
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Fort Loudoun Medical Center
Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care
LeConte Medical Center
