BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is partnering with Mt. Canaan Baptist Church for its fifth annual drive-through flu shot clinic on Oct. 12. Walgreens Pharmacy representatives will administer flu vaccines to those ages seven and older from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the church parking lot, (former K-Mart), 4801 Hwy. 58 in Chattanooga. BlueCross members or others with health insurance ... (click for more)

CHI Memorial’s mobile lung CT coach will be at Homeless Health Care of Chattanooga, 730 East 11th St. in Chattanooga, on Friday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. "Lung cancer screening is a test to look for signs of lung cancer in otherwise healthy people," officials said. "The low-dose CT scan shows a 3-D image of your lungs that is clearer and more detailed than regular x-rays, ... (click for more)

During a specially-called meeting of the Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees, Chairman Mike Griffin announced that Chief Medical Officer Dr. William L. Jackson Jr., has been appointed as the health system’s new president and chief executive officer. Also a settlement was reached with former president Kevin Spiegel, who resigned last week under pressure from the board. ... (click for more)

A car accident on Lee Highway caused a gold van to leave the road, crash into an SUV in a hotel parking lot and then into two hotel rooms, structurally damaging the building. The incident happened just after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the In Town Suites on Lee Highway. Both hotel rooms were empty at the time of the incident. A total of 12 surrounding rooms were evacuated as a precaution. ... (click for more)

Tennessee American breaks a line and 35,000 people lose water for three days. Well they don’t exactly admit they broke it, they were working on it a few feet away and it just broke….so they say. One half of TAWC service area is out of water three days and nights, hospitals canceling surgery, schools closed and opened and then sending the children home, businesses shut down, government ... (click for more)

Regarding Mr. Exum's claim in his Sept. 12 column that Erlanger Chief Administrative Officer Gregg Gentry attended his Sept. 4 meeting with Kevin Spiegel is not accurate. Mr. Gentry said he was not at this meeting. (click for more)