Health Care Tennessee Department of Health commissioner to step down Hannah Herner Updated Jul 21, 2025 Ralph Alvarado focused on aging services, food code during nearly three-year tenureÂ
Health Care Omicron already the dominant strain in Tennessee Kara Hartnett Updated Jan 21, 2022 Health officials watch for hospitalization trends as more contagious variant takes over state infections
Health Care COVID-19 update: New cases, hospitalizations on steep upward trajectory Kara Hartnett Updated Aug 6, 2021 Facing severe staffing shortages, some Tennessee hospitals already overwhelmed
Health Care Featured Records cite multiple conduct issues leading up to Fiscus firing Kara Hartnett Updated Jul 16, 2021 Ex-Tennessee vaccine medical director says the state is lying
Testing slows after major backlog Updated Oct 22, 2020 A drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing site in Nashville.
Health Care Testing slows after major backlog Kara HartnettUpdated May 29, 2021 A laboratory backlog in COVID-19 test processing that has caused statewide delays in results reporting may be deterring people from getting te…