Parkwest Assists when Former Baseball Pro Faces Cardiac Curve Ball
Posted on August 29, 2018A former professional baseball pitcher undergoes major heart surgery
On the move again
Posted on July 18, 2018Paul Humphrey was a candidate for a relatively new type of knee replacement surgery that uses robotic technology. Now he’s standing tall.
A Real Jaw Dropper
Posted on July 11, 2018Brenda Day was looking for “an expert” to treat her TMJ disorder. But instead of just one, she was helped by two experts at Parkwest Therapy Center.
Finally Free From Addiction
Posted on April 25, 2018It all started years ago with a backyard camp out. Dave Anders* remembers it well. He was about 13 years old, and one of his friends had managed to get some wine coolers and beer. As the night progressed, Anders began to experience for the first time what it feels like to be intoxicated. When
Parkwest surgeons combine skill with technology for knee replacement
Posted on April 11, 2018The incredibly precise nature of a new robotic-assisted knee replacement procedure is being matched by fellowship-trained surgeons who are precise in every undertaking.
Patient on the move after robotic-assisted knee replacement
Posted on April 4, 2018With a cruise in April and lots of gardening to do in the summer, Judith Valentini is set for living life to the fullest again after a successful robotic-assisted knee replacement.
Long after ‘death’, Knoxville man is ‘full of life’
Posted on March 22, 2018Eddie’s Life, A.D. Long after ‘death,’ Knoxville man is ‘full of life’ Church was over one Sunday in August 2016 – but not Eddie Thompson’s revival. For that, he had to skip lunch and race to Parkwest Medical Center. Fortunately, the 70-year-old lumber broker’s cardiac arrest didn’t come until he was inside the
Angels on Duty
Posted on February 21, 2018With one angel looking over his shoulder and another hanging on his every word, Dennis Overton knew he was in good hands with the therapists at Parkwest Therapy Center at Fort Sanders West.
Former bodybuilder sings praises of Cardiac Rehab
Posted on February 14, 2018Strength Defined Former bodybuilder sings praises of Cardiac Rehab John Paschal gazes out over the lake behind his home. There is a sense of peace and purpose here. “When I was a boy growing up on the farm in Dandridge we’d go fishing on the lake sometimes,” Paschal says. “I always thought someday I’d like
Welcoming a New Year and a New Year Baby
Posted on January 31, 2018Welcoming a New Year and a New Year Baby. Parkwest Medical Center celebrated a very special delivery on New Year’s Day. Davis Brantlee Craft, the son of Jennifer and Brian Craft, was the first baby born in 2018 at the hospital’s Childbirth Center. Jennifer Craft hadn’t given much thought to the possibility of having a