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Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Technical Innovations
- One of the nation's first comprehensive chest cancer clinics, reducing time between discovery of possible chest cancer and beginning of treatment
- State-of-the-art laparoscopic surgical suites
- Area's first heparin-coated stent for treatment of heart disease
- High-dose rate brachytherapy for women with cervical, uterine and vaginal cancer, delivering radiation directly to the tumor location
- Prostate seed implantation for men with early-stage prostate cancer
- Hyperbaric oxygen technology for chronic wounds which have not responded to traditional surgery or medical treatment
- Area's first KyphX® spinal repair
- State’s first otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem response testing program for newborns
- State-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan, including one in the Emergency Department
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound
- Fluoroscopy
- Neurodiagnostics imaging to help diagnose conditions related to the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nerves
- Endovascular surgical suite slated to open 4th quarter 2006
For additional information about Covenant Health's commitment to quality care or assistance in locating a medical service, call 865-541-4500.
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