5 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 specialty services that they need where they are so that they don’t have to travel,” she describes. The West Tennessee Healthcare System has a far reach, with more than 90 locations in total, including several clinics, durable medical equipment, a cancer center, and joint ventures for inpatient rehabilitation as well as covering a wide range of services that run the full gamut from cardiology to family medicine, hospice, imaging, lab services, neurosurgery, sleep medicine and more. It also has several specialized centers that offer focused treatment. The Kirkland Cancer Center is a state-of-the-art, award-winning, and accredited cancer center built less than 10 years ago. The center features chemotherapy services, and radiation oncology, and also includes a satellite location, located at The Darryl Worley Cancer Center in Hardin County. West Tennessee also has its own membershipbased medical fitness center, called Lift, located in downtown Jackson, that provides aqua therapies, aquatic exercise services, yoga and spin classes, cardio equipment, weights, a rock climbing wall, therapy pools, and more. Lift stands for Living In a Fit Tennessee. “You can join it just like a health club, but it’s really more focused on medical fitness and for people that have limited mobility, or maybe they’re struggling to lose weight or trying to get their diabetes under control,” Garner explains. In addition to the comprehensive list of top-tier services, it also offers patients Sports Plus, which provides outpatient physical therapy and athletic training. Pathways is the behavioral health arm of West Tennessee. It includes an in-patient hospital, a crisis service, and several community health centers that operate on an outpatient basis. They provide psychiatry and counseling services, as well as some substance abuse services. What makes West Tennessee unique is its heart services, which are ranked in the top six percent of hospitals that provide heart care in the United States. “That distinction comes from the American College of Cardiology,” Garner boasts. “We are the only hospital in the state WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM The Kirkland Cancer Center is a state-of-the-art, award-winning, and accredited cancer center built less than 10 years ago. The center features chemotherapy services, and radiation oncology, and also includes a satellite location, The Darryl Worley Cancer Center in Hardin County.
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