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CMC Receives Assistance from Tennessee National Guard

Cumberland Medical Center, a member hospital of Covenant Health, welcomed nine staff from the Tennessee National Guard COVID Taskforce on Monday, September 20, 2021. The State of Tennessee is offering National Guard assistance for hospitals experiencing increases in overall volumes and staffing challenges, due in large part to the number of COVID-19 patients being hospitalized. […]

CMC Changes Related to COVID-19

As of September 21, 2021 Visitation Policy Our visitation policy as a member of Covenant Health requires all visitors to wear masks. Visitors are asked to remain in the room with the patient and limit travel inside the hospital to the cafeteria and vending machine areas. Updated Visitation Policy: Inpatients:  Patients may have one visitor at […]

Cumberland Medical Center Welcomes LMU-DCOM Class with White Coat Ceremony

Cumberland Medical Center recently participated in Covenant Health’s “white coat ceremony” at the Knoxville Convention Center for medical students from Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM). The ceremony serves as a way to welcome the next generation of physicians. Cumberland Medical Center first opened its doors to medical students of LMU-DCOM […]

Ms. Cam’s Studio Raises $1,200 for CMC’s Cancer Support Fund

Ms. Cam’s Dance Studio presented their showcase, “Fruits of the Spirit” on May 1 at the Historic Hill’s Building in downtown Crossville. In lieu of charging for attending, the studio accepted donations for the Cumberland Medical Center Cancer Support Fund and raised $1,200. Studio Director Cam Hill stated, “We were thrilled to raise this amount […]

Wetherington Reflects on Troubled Times, Receives Veteran Service Appreciation

Clayton Wetherington of Jamestown shares his remarkable experiences with Cumberland Medical Center after receiving a certificate of appreciation for his service to our country as a Veteran. “I was 17 years old when I went into the Air Force,” he reminiscences. “My dad had just bought me a Buick, and being from the South, navigating […]

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.