** 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 Chattanooga’s best hospitals for healing. Parkridge Medical Center was the first hospital in the area to offer robotic surgery, and features the area’s 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 & 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, low-cost 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 Of Parkridge Medical Center
** Parkridge History **
In the minds of some long-time 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 E.B. "Red" 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 business-like manner without becoming a taxpayer's 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 tri-state 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 Parkridge's 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 Parkridge's 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, state-of-the-art technology, and especially, its highly skilled and caring medical professionals, the 275-bed medical center has earned recognition as a trusted leader in healthcare delivery.
