Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System (MHHS)

Founded in 1895, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System ("Morristown-Hamblen") is a 167-bed facility that has provided more than 100 years of care to its community. The hospital serves an eight-county region in the Lakeway Area of East Tennessee.SERVICEMorristown-Hamblen includes six centers of excellence: the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center; Women's Center; Breast Center; Morristown Regional Cancer Center; Outpatient Surgery Center, Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit. Morristown-Hamblen received an "A" Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog Group in Fall 2022.The hospital served 116,246 patients in 2022. Of these, 109,202 were outpatients and 7,044 were inpatients with an average length-of-stay of 4.64 days.PUTTING PATIENTS FIRSTThe hospital's Morristown Regional Cancer Center offers comprehensive cancer care that includes medical oncology, chemotherapy, and radiation oncology, among other services. The radiation oncology department includes a highly specialized team of radiation therapists, a radiation oncologist, medical physicists and registered nurses. The program is the only provider of radiation therapy within a 45-mile radius of Morristown.The Cancer Center has a dedicated high-speed CT scanner for treatment simulation and planning, and other state-of-the-art technology. The program offers treatments such as external beam radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, high-dose-rate brachytherapy and low-dose CT scans for early detection of lung cancer.Morristown-Hamblen's Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center offers a complete continuum of care including prevention, diagnostic, interventional and rehabilitative services for both inpatients and outpatients. Tests available include EKGs, Holter monitors, echocardiograms and stress testing. Diagnostic and interventional catheterizations are performed using advanced technologies in angioplasty, drug-eluting stents, intra-aortic balloon pumps and closure devices.Since opening Morristown-Hamblen Women's Healthcare of Morristown in 2018, women in all stages of life have received a wide range of care. This includes specialties such as gynecology, pregnancy care, hormonal and menopause management, and gynecological surgery. The Center partners with the Hamblen County Foundation for Educational Excellence to provide toolkits that include community resources and parenting guides to each new mother at the hospital.Morristown-Hamblen is certified under The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers. The Gold Seal of Approval and the Heart-Check mark represent symbols of quality from their respective organizations for excellence in stroke care. The hospital is also a member of Covenant Health's stroke hospital network, which links Covenant Health's member hospitals in providing our region with access to rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke.Since opening a Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center in 2019, Morristown-Hamblen has been able to serve a larger number of patients who need these specialized services.INTRODUCING MORRISTOWN-HAMBLEN WESTTo meet the healthcare needs of Morristown and the surrounding area, in 2020 Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System announced plans to build a $37 million outpatient facility. The proposed 50,000-square-foot facility will include a free-standing emergency department and diagnostic center as well as physician offices.The new facility will expand services in a new, consumer-focused facility designed for more convenient access and efficient service. In addition to offering additional spacious emergency and diagnostic services, the new location also will expand the available physician office space, which will assist in physician recruitment to the community. The new emergency and diagnostic facility will also help alleviate overcrowding at the main hospital. The facility is scheduled to open in summer 2023.COVENANT HEALTHMorristown-Hamblen Hospital is a member of Covenant Health. Covenant Health is a comprehensive, community-owned health system dedicated to improving the health of the people it serves. Established in 1996 by the consolidation of Fort Sanders Health System, Knoxville, Tennessee, and MMC HealthCare System in Oak Ridge, Covenant Health is governed by a voluntary board of directors comprised of community leaders and medical professionals. With more than 11,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers, Covenant Health is the Knoxville area's largest employer and has been named a Best Employer by Forbes.Covenant Health includes nine acute care hospitals in East Tennessee: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Morristown, Roane Medical Center in Harriman, Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell and Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. It also includes Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center, a behavioral health hospital in Blount County, Tennessee. The health system also includes Covenant Medical Group, which includes more than 200 physicians and advanced practice clinicians in office locations throughout East Tennessee.Affiliated organizations include Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Thompson Oncology Group, Fortress Corporation and Subsidiaries, Covenant HomeCare, and Fort Sanders Perinatal Center. Philanthropic organizations include Fort Sanders Foundation and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center Foundation in Knoxville, Methodist Medical Center Foundation in Oak Ridge, Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation in Sevierville, and Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation in Morristown. Funds raised by the foundations provide services, equipment and other resources for excellence in patient care.Morristown-Hamblen Hospital, as a member of the Covenant Health system, benefits from the collaboration among all affiliated organizations to promote quality improvement, patient safety and efficient delivery of care for the communities served.