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Knox County names new public health officer
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDr. Megan Edwards, a University of Tennessee Medical Center infectious diseases physician, has been named Knox County’s new public health officer. She...
Knox County commissioners want Tennessee lawmakers to fund roads, mental health hospital
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Tennessee Legislature starts its 2024 session in January, and the Knox County commissioners have...
Knox County has at least one option if ambulance contract expires in January
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoKnox County commissioners are facing intense pressure over whether to approve a deal Nov. 20 that...
Knox County may stick with AMR despite growing ambulance wait times. Here's why
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIt's not a done deal that Knox County will stick with ambulance company American Medical Response as...
Martha Buchanan, Knox County's former health director, named the YWCA interim CEO
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDr. Martha Buchanan, the face of Knox County's fight against COVID-19, will serve as interim CEO of...
Why Knox County may stick with its ambulance provider despite complaints about long wait times
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Knox County committee in charge of selecting an ambulance provider has decided to stick with its...
Knoxville and Knox County leaders unite on urgent message to lawmakers: Improve mental health...
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoKnoxville and Knox County leaders banded together this week to send a unified message to members of...
As flu, RSV and COVID-19 are on the rise in Knox County, health care systems respond
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAlthough the arctic blast might have you gathered around a warm fireplace with your loved ones, you...
Tennessee says Knox County needs a mental health hospital. Now it's on lawmakers to get it built
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoKnox County does not have adequate mental health care for its residents, and local leaders have been asking for help. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, ...
East Tennessee lawmakers escalate their request for state-run mental health services
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Lakeshore Mental Health Institute closed Nov. 11, 2011. Twelve years later, Knox County...