News & Blog

Welcome Keviene Rutherford, MD

We’re proud to welcome board-certified internal medicine physician Dr. Keviene Rutherford to our primary care team in Crossville.

CMC Welcomes Baby Medley as 2021 New Year’s Baby

Cumberland Medical Center announces the birth of the hospital’s first 2021 New Year’s Baby. Declan Ray Medley was born on Friday, January 1, 2021 at 1:22 p.m. to proud parents Marli and Charles of Grimsley.   They quickly headed to the hospital at 1:40 a.m. when signs of labor began. As many people have, they […]

CMC Named Upper Cumberland’s ONLY “Best Maternity Hospital by Newsweek

Cumberland Medical Center is named among “Best Maternity Hospitals 2020” by Newsweek. The distinction was awarded to 231 facilities in 36 states and Cumberland Medical Center is one of only four hospitals in Tennessee to be included. Newsweek partnered with The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that reports on the safety and quality performance […]

Marlow is Thankful for COVID-19 Care at CMC

“Cumberland Medical Center saved my life,” says George Marlow of Crossville, who has recently recovered from COVID-19.

CMC Earns State’s Only Top Rural Hospital Award

Cumberland Medical Center, a member of Covenant Health, is Tennessee’s only hospital to receive The Leapfrog Group’s 2019 Top Rural Hospital Award, and one of just two hospitals in the state to receive Top Hospital honors from The Leapfrog Group.

Covenant Health Participates in Convalescent Plasma Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Patients

Covenant Health hospitals have joined a nationwide effort to begin treating some COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma transfusions as part of a clinical trial. Convalescent plasma is donated by patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and is being given experimentally to current COVID-19 patients who are experiencing severe or life-threatening symptoms. The “Expanded Access to […]

CMC Earns Advanced Stroke Certification

Cumberland Medical Center is pleased to announce it is now an Advanced Primary Stroke Center after receiving stroke-related certifications from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

Covenant Health Opens Cumberland Diabetes Center

Cumberland Diabetes Center is now open in Crossville under the direction of John Sherrill, MD to care for patients affected by diabetes or obesity.