Summary:
About the Erlanger Health System


Summary

T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital

Craniofacial Foundation of America

About the Erlanger Health System

CHAPTERS 

Introduction

Clefts of the Lip and Palate

Ear Reconstruction

Craniosynostosis

Orbital Reconstruction

Treacher Collins Syndrome

Nasal Reconstruction

Orthognathic Surgery

Trauma Reconstruction

Hemifacial Microsomia

Summary

Erlanger Health System is owned and operated by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority and governed by its 11-person Board of Trustees. Today, Erlanger is the only comprehensive health system in the region, recognized as providing the highest quality of care with a commitment to the communities it serves.

Erlanger features:

  • Erlanger Medical Center, the oldest, largest and most comprehensive hospital in the region.
  • T. C. Thompson Children's Hospital, the only healthcare facility dedicated to complete care for children in the region.
  • Erlanger North, a 57-bed community hospital located in Red Bank; and Erlanger East, a state-of-the-art ambulatory care center.
  • The James L. Fowle Regional Cancer Center.
  • The Regional Kidney Transplant Center, the region's only organ transplant program.
  • The Regional Trauma Center, the region's only Level I
  • trauma center.
  • LIFE FORCE, the region's only air ambulance program.
  • The Willie E. Miller Eye Center, the first hospital in Tennessee
  • dedicated solely to eye care.
  • The Regional Heart Center, site of the first open-heart surgery ever performed in Chattanooga.
  • The region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • The Chattanooga Unit of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, training the next generation of physicians.
  • The Erlanger Community Partnership, a philanthropic
  • program aimed at meeting needs in the community served by Erlanger Health System.
  •  Membership in the Galaxy Health Alliance, a partnership of
  • hospitals aimed at reducing healthcare costs.
  • LifeForce Health Plans, an affiliate of Cariten Healthcare, a provider-owned insurance company.

For answers to health questions or for help in locating an Erlanger physician, call The Professionals, 24 hours a day, at 778-8181 or 1-800-333-8181.

 

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The Tennessee Craniofacial Center, part of the Erlanger Health System, is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Center, led Larry A. Sargent, M.D., specializes in the evaluation and treatment of patients of all ages with craniofacial deformities. Location: 975 East Third Street. Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
Phone: 423-778-9192 or 800-418-3223 Fax: 423-778-8172
Internet: www.craniofacialcenter.com Copyright ©1997, 2000, Erlanger Health Systems