We are losing the coronavirus battle – Gov. Lee must change strategies

July 15, 2020

I am Dr. Amy Gordon Bono. My family roots are in Tennessee.  I come from generations of farmers, teachers, nurses and factory workers.  I am the first doctor in my family.  The responsibility to help others is a key family value and I still believe to this day that “to whom much is given, much…

Wear Your Masks – This Virus Is Not Taking a Summer Break

July 13, 2020

Dr. Joel Reisman of Memphis writes: I have known since I was a teenager, growing up in a small town in Arkansas, that I wanted to be a doctor.  At first it was a quick answer to my father’s question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”  But, both my brother and…

This Virus Has Not Gone Away – Wear Your Mask, Save Lives!

July 9, 2020

My name is Dr. Parul Goyal and I have been a doctor in internal medicine, treating patients and serving my community in Tennessee for over 11 years. Never have I seen a greater threat to the wellbeing of my patients as Covid-19 and the misinformation that is contributing to its spread. I decided to become…

Step up Governor Lee – Protect our Health Care Heroes!

July 2, 2020

Vicki Jordan of Nashville knows the risks our health professionals face on the front lines and is speaking up: Tennessee is the Volunteer State. Never has this label been more appropriate than it is today. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the country and Tennessee over the last several months, our doctors, nurses, health…

Sacrificing Some Personal Liberty to Save Lives and Liberty for All

June 17, 2020

Medical Professional Laura Wilhoite of Franklin, TN writes: I am a physical therapist and I am also certified in wound therapy and lymphedema therapy. For almost 30 years, I have practiced my profession, most of that time in Tennessee where I have lived most of my life, and where I have raised my family. The…

Gov. Lee is failing to reopen Tennessee safely

June 11, 2020

Tennessee doctors say the state is lagging behind on three factors needed for a safe reopening of the economy.   Today, three Middle Tennessee physicians delivered a message of their own to Governor Lee in response to the recent increase in positive cases and hospitalizations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Thomas Phelps…

Doctors: Gov. Lee Undermining Cities, Creating Confusion that Jeopardizes Public Health and Business

April 27, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Dr. Aaron Milstone, a pulmonologist currently treating Covid-19 patients and organizer of the 9,500 health care workers who petitioned the Governor for a Stay-at-Home Order issued this statement in response to Gov. Lee undermining cities from taking more cautious approaches to reopening: “Many cities are trying to do the right thing…

Gov. Lee is Risking Lives

April 24, 2020

Statement Responding to Gov. Lee’s “Reopening TN” Plan NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Dr. Aaron Milstone, a pulmonologist currently treating Covid-19 patients and organizer of the 9,500 health care workers who petitioned the Governor for a Stay at Home Order issued this statement ahead of the Governor’s May 1st ‘reopening’ plan for Tennessee: “You are hearing…

Statement on Repealing Health Protections to “Reopen” the Economy

April 20, 2020

Dr. Aaron Milstone, a pulmnonogist currently treating Covid-19 patients issues this statement: “Before rolling back health protections like the stay at home order Governor Lee should use the power of the state government to scale our ability to quickly identify new cases, break chains of transmission, and protect first responders and health care workers from…

“It’s too soon to end the Stay at Home Order Protecting Tennessee’s Economy and Lives”

April 17, 2020

Leading Economist Joins TN Business Owners, Health Experts Praise the Stay at Home Order’s Progress in Protecting Lives – and the Economy NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Economist, Dr. Heather Boushey, and Tennessee small business owner, Chris Cobb, discussed with Tennessee business owners and doctors about the economic impact of hospital infrastructure becoming over-run, and the economic benefit…