In Category: Patient Stories

Parkwest Assists when Former Baseball Pro Faces Cardiac Curve Ball

A former professional baseball pitcher undergoes major heart surgery 

On the move again

Paul 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

Brenda 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

It 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

The 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

With 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’

Eddie’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

With 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

Strength 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

Welcoming 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