Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee hosted the 2019 Silver Lamp Awards on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at The Foundry. This year, Trinity recognized 24 healthcare professionals who received a Silver Lamp Award for continuing education during the 2018 calendar year. Each of the 12 hospitals in our area selects up to two individuals who exemplify outstanding leadership and dedication…
Trinity is pleased to announce six new board members for 2020: Connie Hutchins, Katharine Killen, Jennifer Little, Chuck Morris, Brandon Ross, and Steve Sexton. Connie serves as both president and interior designer at the residential design firm, Temptations Inc., started by Connie and her husband in 1985. Katharine is the Deputy Senior Director of Strategy for the Knox County Health…
On Thursday, October 24th, the Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded over $900,000 in grants to nine nonprofit organizations. These grants result from a year-long effort to stimulate projects related to Trinity’s mission of improving the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of East Tennessee. From 79 proposals submitted in April, 11 large and 12 small Phase I grant recipients…
True Health from Balance By Dr. H. Lee Martin, President Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee From time to time, one comes across wisdom worth sharing. The “Dare Square” from William Danforth is a personal metric we can all benefit from considering. While our healthcare system is a marvel of facilities and technologies, responsibility for our health begins with each…
The Opioid Crisis: ALL4KNOX Takeaways By Dr. H. Lee Martin, President Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee Friday, August 2, the City and County Mayors hosted a gathering to consider how our region can address the issues associated with substance abuse. The venue was the new University Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee, a beautiful…
The Opioid Crisis: Too Close to Home By Dr. H. Lee Martin, President Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee Last November, Trinity Foundation, in cooperation with Leadership Tennessee, sponsored a community roundtable with Sam Quinones, the author of the book Dreamland. Over 400 hundred concerned citizens and area leaders came together to learn and discuss how Knoxville could address the…
Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee hosted the 2018 Silver Lamp Awards on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at The Foundry. This year, Trinity recognized 26 healthcare professionals who received a Silver Lamp Award for continuing education during the 2018 calendar year. Each of the 13 hospitals in our area selects up to two individuals who exemplify outstanding leadership and dedication…
On November 14, 2018, Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee, in collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN and Leadership TN, held a community event at Hotel Knoxville to address the opioid epidemic in Knoxville. Sam Quinones, a recognized national expert on the trends that lead to the opioid crisis, spoke to the group of over 440 individuals. Mr.…
On Thursday, October 25, 2018, the Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee awarded over $923,000 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations. These grants result from a year-long effort to stimulate projects related to Trinity’s mission of improving the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of East Tennessee. In March, 53 proposals were submitted; from those, 11 large and 11 small Phase I grant…
Trinity President, Dr. H. Lee Martin, was honored as a 2018 Healthcare Hero in the Community Outreach category at the Foundry on September 8. Dr. Martin played a critical role in developing Trinity Foundation’s unique two-phase grant process that has awarded over $5.5 million to organizations throughout our community. Click here to read more about Dr. Martin and Trinity’s grant…
