Category: East Tennessee Medical Group

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – August 25, 2010

Internal Medicine Duo Joins East Tennessee Medical Group

ALCOA, Tenn. –Husband and wife duo Aaron Smyth, D.O., and Kathrine Smyth, M.D., both internal medicine physicians, have joined the staff of East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, Tenn. They currently are accepting patients.
With a clinical interest in geriatrics and preventative medicine, Dr. Aaron Smyth completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, following his medical degree from Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, Ky. He received his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Dr. Kathrine Smyth, who specializes in women’s health and preventative medicine, completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, after receiving her medical degree from East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, Tenn. She received her bachelor’s degree in microbiology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

The Smyths are members of the American College of Physicians and the Christian Medical and Dental Association.

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 50-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years.  For the second consecutive year, ETMG has been recognized as the # 1 Healthcare facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.  

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CONTACT

Ron German

East Tennessee Medical Group

(865) 984-ETMG

Family Practice Physician Lisa Marie Bowling Joins East Tennessee Medical Group

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – July 23, 2010

Lisa Marie Bowling, M.D.

ALCOA, Tenn. –Board Certified family practice physician Lisa Marie Bowling, M.D., will join the staff of East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, Tenn. She begins accepting patients July 19.

She comes to Alcoa from Birmingham, Ala., where she previously practiced at ACIPCO Medical Group. She completed her residency and internship with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. where she also received her medical degree. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and biochemistry summa cum laude from Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn.

Dr. Bowling also previously served as a faculty physician/assistant professor at Baptist Memorial Hospital at Tipton, in Covington, Tenn., and has given community presentations on diabetes management, heart health and weight management. She is a member of the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, Southern Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, Tennessee Medical Association and the American Medical Association.

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 50-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years.  For the second consecutive year, ETMG has been recognized as the # 1 Healthcare facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Media Contact

Ron German

East Tennessee Medical Group

(865) 984-ETMG

East Tennessee Medical Group focuses on commitment to recycle

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – March 17, 2010

Alcoa, Tenn. (March 17, 2010) – Imagine 53 dump trucks, containing paper, cardboard and aluminum, parked end-to-end across East Tennessee Medical Group’s parking lot, 266 Joule Street.

The contents of those 53 trucks are the equivalent of the materials ETMG shredded and recycled in 2009.

Since its beginning, the ETMG recycling program has been a rousing success. According to Rocky Davis, ETMG’s Director of Facilities and Safety, results for 2009 show ETMG recycled 31.4 tons of recyclable paper, which is equivalent to 6.3 million sheets of paper and saves:

  • A forest of 534 trees
  • 219,660 gallons of water
  • 12,552 kilowatts of energy
  • 2,824 cubic feet of landfill space
  • 33,138 gallons of gasoline

In addition, ETMG recycled 409 cubic yards of cardboard and 7,020 gallons of aluminum and #2 plastic.

Ron German, CEO of ETMG, said the practice’s employees have solidly embraced the act of processing used materials to create new products. The physician group uses Smith and Hammaker and SPECTRA to assist in its recycling goals.

“We’re committed to making our region a better place. A successful recycling program is one way we can give back to the community,” he said. “Our enthusiasm is high to surpass last year’s numbers and become ‘greener’ as 2010 progresses.”

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 48-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years.  Recently, ETMG was recognized as the #1 HealthCare Facility in Blount County by the Daily Times Reader’s Choice Awards.  For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Media Contact:
Ron German
(865) 984-ETMG

Ron German named chairman of MGMA Investment Advisory Board

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – November 19, 2009

ALCOA, Tenn. – Ron German, Chief Executive Officer at East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG), has been named Chairman of the Medical Group Management Association’s (MGMA) Investment Advisory Committee.

The Investment Advisory Committee oversees the corporate investments and retirement plans of the Association.  MGMA is a national organization of over 22,000 medical managers.

Ron German, CEO for East Tennessee Medical Group

Ron German, CEO for East Tennessee Medical Group

German joined ETMG as CEO in 2007, following positions at other area physician practices and related businesses as administrator and management consultant. He has more than 32 years medical management experience.

He is the Past President of both the Knoxville and Tennessee Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Board Certified and a Fellow in the American College of Medical Practice Executives.

After serving in the U.S. Air Force, German graduated from the University of Tennessee in Business Administration and later received his MBA from Bristol University.

East Tennessee Medical Group is a 46-provider multi-specialty medical group in Alcoa, serving Blount County for over 15 years.  Recently ETMG was recognized as the #1 HealthCare Facility in Blount County by the Daily Times Reader’s Choice Awards.

Media Contact
Lisa Hood Skinner
(865) 584-0550
lskinner@ackermannpr.com

East Tennessee Medical Group Dedicates New Home for Blount County Family

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – September 4, 2009

ETMG builds home photoAlcoa, Tenn.— More than 135 East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG) volunteers are nearing the end of their Blount County Habitat for Humanity house construction, as they dedicate a new home for the Mark Roach family at 9 a.m. Sat. Sept. 12, in the new Norwood Village subdivision, Maryville, Tenn.

 The project is part of ETMG’s 15th anniversary celebration and “Community Centered” effort in Blount County.   ETMG staff gave up last year’s Christmas gathering and this year’s annual employee appreciation picnic to use those monies (with additional physician funding) to pay for the building expenses.  Every weekend this summer, employees and physicians were swinging hammers, climbing on roofs, and wielding paintbrushes to actually build the Roach’s new home.

“It’s been an honor for East Tennessee Medical Group to serve Blount County for 15 years,” said Ron German, CEO of ETMG. “The Habitat for Humanity house is a great opportunity for us to give back to our community, while thanking the citizens of Blount County for supporting our medical practice.”  This is ETMG’s first year to sponsor a home for Blount County Habitat for Humanity.

Tony Gibbons, Blount County Habitat for Humanity’s executive director, said the non-profit organization is thankful for ETMG’s help. “It has been fortunate for us and the families of Habitat for Humanity to work with such a dedicated group of people. It speaks to the character of ETMG’s employees when they give up their time and seasonal get-togethers to help us out.”

During the construction, which began June 6, the multi-specialty physicians’ practice received some unexpected help from several Blount community groups and businesses, including Fairview United Methodist Church, Louisville Christian Church, Hickory Construction, Tipton & Tipton Roofing Company, and even several patients who heard what ETMG was doing.

Rocky Davis, ETMG facilities director and coordinator for the Habitat build, said he was amazed “how many of our neighbors really want to take the time to make a difference. They helped us put on shingles, build porches and install the house’s siding.  It’s no wonder we start each construction day with a group prayer.  This project has turned out to be as much a blessing for ETMG as it has been for our partner family. ”

German said he is optimistic about future collaboration with local groups on other community service projects. “We’ll further this tradition of giving back by continuing to work with organizations like Blount Habitat for Humanity to make the community a better place to live.”

During Saturday’s dedication, the Roaches will be given their house keys, gifts from local merchants and the house will be blessed by a local pastor.

Celebrating 15 years of care to the Blount County community, East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule Street, Alcoa, is Blount County’s most comprehensive physicians’ organization, with more than  45 physicians and allied health professionals, supported by state of the art technology and staff.  ETMG also is the recipient of the 2008 TECHMED award for its use of innovative electronic medical records and patient care technology and received this year’s Daily Times Reader’ Choice Award as Blount County’s Best Healthcare Facility.   For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Media Contact
Lisa Hood Skinner
(865) 584-0550
lskinner@ackermannpr.com

PACS Imaging Technology Arrives at East Tennessee Medical Group

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – July 16, 2009

ALCOA, Tenn. – East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG) has installed  the AVREO Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) at its facility at 266 Joule St., Alcoa, to more efficiently provide patients with cutting-edge imaging and digital technology.

PACS retrieves, distributes and stores medical images on computer networks to replace hard copies. Ron German, CEO of ETMG, said PACS is an “important asset to ETMG because the technological advances will ultimately improve our patients’ experience and quality of medical care. PACS offers a clear advantage to ETMG through its ability to improve workflow, reduce time and costs, and equip physicians with an easily-accessible way to view images.”

“I am proud that ETMG is the first and only multi-specialty physician group in the greater Knoxville area to purchase this state-of-the art imaging system. Our patients will clearly benefit through the efficiencies this system brings us,” he said.

                 The system provides:

  • Physician accessibility of images from anywhere
  • Confidentiality and safety of studies
  • Access to all historical studies
  • Greater staff efficiency
  • Appointment duration is reduced

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule Street, Alcoa, is Blount County’s most comprehensive physicians’ organization, with more than 50 physicians and allied health professionals, supported by state of the art technology and staff. ETMG was voted the #1 healthcare facility in Blount County in the 2009 Maryville Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. ETMG also is the recipient of the 2008 TECHMED award for its use of innovative electronic medical records and patient care technology and voted the Best Healthcare Facility in Blount County by The Daily Times Readers Choice Awards. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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East Tennessee Medical Group’s CareToday Clinic Offers Advantage vs. the ER

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – June 30, 2009

ALCOA, Tenn. – Summertime injuries don’t have to be a pain.

rahn_l_015rEast Tennessee Medical Group’s C. Larry Rahn, M.D., thinks we all should spend as much time with our family and friends as possible. That’s why patients should know that walk-in clinics like the (ETMG) CareToday Clinic, 266 Joule Street, Alcoa, Tenn., are a natural alternative to the hectic chaos of a local emergency room.

“For summer-type minor injuries and infections such as bee stings, minor burns, poison ivy and sprains, the CareToday Clinic presents an excellent alternative for these types of ailments. We provide quality care efficiently and conveniently in a quiet setting. By coming to the CareToday Clinic, a patient avoids spending hours and hours in local emergency waiting rooms,” said Dr. Rahn, a board-certified emergency medicine physician and medical director of the CareToday Clinic. The CareToday Clinic is open weekdays, evenings, weekends, and most holidays.

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule Street, Alcoa, is Blount County’s most comprehensive physicians’ organization, with more than 50 physicians and allied health professionals, supported by state of the art technology and staff. ETMG was voted the #1 healthcare facility in Blount County in the 2009 Maryville Daily Times Readers’ Choice Awards. ETMG also is the recipient of the 2008 TECHMED award for its use of innovative electronic medical records and patient care technology. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Jennifer Lay Best, M.D., Returns to East Tennessee Medical Group

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – June 29, 2009

ALCOA, Tenn. – Board-certified internist Jennifer Lay Best, M.D., will specialize in women’s health as she rejoins the staff of East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule St., Alcoa, Tenn.  She began accepting new patients June 1.
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Dr. Best earned her medical degree from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. She completed her internal medicine internship and her residency at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.  She has been in private practice since 2006, and is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Tennessee Medical Association.

East Tennessee Medical Group, 266 Joule Street, Alcoa, is Blount County’s most comprehensive physicians’ organization, with more than 50 physicians and allied health professionals, supported by state of the art technology and staff.  ETMG also is the recipient of the 2008 TECHMED award for its use of innovative electronic medical records and patient care technology. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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Media Contact
Lisa Hood Skinner
(865) 584-0550 x 119

 

East Tennessee Medical Group Builds House, Trading Parties For Paint

Posted by Lisa Hood Skinner – June 23, 2009

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Maryville, Tenn. – A team of East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG) employees worked together to put up the first wall of the new Blount County Habitat for Humanity house for the Roach family of Maryville, Tenn. Nearly 50 ETMG employees, including three physicians, volunteered time to construct the new home in Norwood Village, Maryville, on Sat., June 6. ETMG employees cancelled their 2008 annual holiday party and 2009 summer picnic to help pay for building expenses, as part of ETMG’s 15th Anniversary celebration and “Community Centered” effort of giving back to Blount County.

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River Roach, Maryville, Tenn., (above) looks through the window of her future bedroom during East Tennessee Medical Group’s (ETMG) Blount County Habitat for Humanity work day Sat. June 6. The 4-year-old currently shares a bedroom with her brother in a 50-year-old trailer. Nearly 50 ETMG employees volunteered their time to help build the new home in the new Norwood Village subdivision, Maryville. ETMG employees cancelled their 2008 annual holiday party and 2009 summer picnic to help pay for building expenses, as part of ETMG’s 15th Anniversary celebration and “Community Centered” effort of giving back to Blount County.

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East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG) volunteers put together the front wall of a new Blount County Habitat for Humanity house for the Roach family in the new Norwood Village subdivision, Maryville, Tenn. Nearly 50 ETMG employees, including three physicians, volunteered their time Sat. June 6, using funds from their cancelled 2008 annual holiday party and 2009 summer picnic to pay for building expenses. The project is part of ETMG’s 15th Anniversary celebration and “Community Centered” effort of giving back to Blount County.

Media Contact:

Lisa Hood Skinner
(865) 584-0550 Ext. 119

Marvin R. Beard, M.D., Named One of East Tennessee’s “Top Docs”

Posted by Amelia Daniels – May 27, 2009

Alcoa, TN - Marvin R. Beard, M.D., a founding member of East Tennessee Medical Group (ETMG), has been named one of East Tennessee’s leading rheumatologists in Cityview Magazine’s “Top Docs 2009″ feature report. He is one of two Blount County physicians to be featured in the publication and is one of ten recommended rheumatologists.

Cityview Magazine annually releases its “Top Docs” report in which area physicians are polled regarding specialists.  Ron German, CEO of ETMG, said the multispecialty physician group is honored to have such a gifted physician in our organization. “For more than 15 years, Dr. Beard has devoted his time to improving the quality of life for ETMG’s patients. Patients admire him because he is knowledgeable, compassionate and relatable. These are all impressiv qualities in a physician,” German said. 

Beard is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine in Memphis. He served his internship and residency in rheumatology at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis and Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He also completed his rheumatology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta. He is board certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the Tennessee Medical Association.

East Tennessee Medical Group, located at 266 Joule Street, Alcoa, is Blount County’s most comprehensive physicians’ organization, with more than 50 physicians and allied health professionals, supported by state of the art technology and staff. 

ETMG is also the recipient of the 2008 TECHMED award for its use of innovative electronic medical records and patient care technology. For more information, call 984-ETMG or visit its website at www.etmg.net.

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