Parkridge Medical Center

Description

Welcome to Parkridge Medical Center
Parkridge Medical Center has served the community for nearly 40 years Over the years we have built a reputation for advanced technology and compassionate care making us a hospital of choice for patients seeking quality treatment in the community From our comprehensive cardiac services program to orthopedics and oncology care at The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center at Parkridge we are proud to be one of Chattanoogas best hospitals for healing Parkridge Medical Center was the first hospital in the area to offer robotic surgery and features the areas most knowledgeable and experienced robotic surgery team who have performed over 750 procedures to date The Parkridge Medical Center Emergency Department is an Accredited Chest Pain Center making it a natural choice for those suffering from cardiovascular events when every minute matters Count on Parkridge Medical Center for all your healthcare needs

Mission amp Values
Above all else Parkridge Medical Center is committed to the care and improvement of human life In recognition of this commitment we will strive to deliver high quality lowcost health care to the communities we serve In pursuit of our mission we believe the following value statements are essential and timeless

We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual

We treat those we serve with compassion and kindness

We act with absolute honesty integrity and fairness in the way we conduct
our business and the way we live our lives

We treat our colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and
pledge to treat one another with loyalty respect and dignity

History

Parkridge History
In the minds of some longtime football fans the 2300 block of McCallie Avenue is hallowed ground Behind a row of buildings spread the football field of the Chattanooga Central High Purple Pounders Long hours under the direction of legendary coach EB quotRedquot Etter produced many state championship teams

But in 1969 Central High moved to Harrison and Frawley Field was vacated In time it became somewhat of an eyesore

Fortunately men of vision had plans for Frawley Field Chattanooga physicians William R Fowler and Joseph W Graves thought the spot looked right for a hospital In the late 1960s the need for more hospital space in Chattanooga was becoming critical Something had to be done

At the same time a new and innovative company was testing its wings in Nashville Hospital Corporation of America HCA was seeking to prove a bold new idea that hospitals could be run in a businesslike manner without becoming a taxpayers burden

Doctor Graves and Fowler encouraged the young company to make Frawley Field the site of one of its first hospitals They were successful and Parkridge opened in 1971 built entirely with private investor capital without any expense to local taxpayers

Since those early days Parkridge has grown to keep pace with the expanding needs of residents throughout the tristate region it serves It was the first area hospital to provide fully carpeted patient rooms with color televisions telephones and private bathrooms Parkridge was also the first to install a permanent magnetic resonance imager MRI within the hospital Also Parkridge was the first facility in the region where a patient received a new automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator Over the years Parkridge has continued to expand its services adding four medical office buildings on its campus including the most recent one in 1998

In May 2000 the state approved Parkridges Certificate of Need application for a 36 million expansion and renovation of the hospital Included in the project were expansion of the Emergency Department renovation of key areas in the hospital the addition of a new linear accelerator and the building of a new medical office building which will house Parkridges oncology and radiation services

The project represents a significant investment in the expansion of services for cancer patients Included was the development of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Center which will house radiation therapy services and physicians offices centralizing a number of services for cancer patients and their families The center is affiliated with the national network of facilities based in Nashville

Based on a strong foundation of medical and surgical services Parkridge also offers the full array of cardiac cancer orthopedic and emergency services Through innovative services stateoftheart technology and especially its highly skilled and caring medical professionals the 275bed medical center has earned recognition as a trusted leader in healthcare delivery