81-Year-Old Has Curative Colon Surgery

News from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Health & Lifestyles Patricia “Patsy” Hill, 81, says age is just a number and “you’re only as old as you feel.” Hill has lived a rich life and enjoys spending time with her children, grandchildren and...

Harriman Veteran Receives Curative Cancer Care

Fort Sanders Healthy Lifestyles Determined. Motivated Resolved. When Harriman resident Rich Robertson was diagnosed with early-stage rectal cancer, he knew he would do whatever it took to tackle it. Through two years of radiation, chemotherapy treatments and an...

Colon Cancer Survivor Admits: I Dodged a Bullet

From Fort Sanders Regional Health & Lifestyles Fort Sanders Regional Patient Promotes Early Detection When it came to health screenings, one word described Karen Russell: vigilant. A stroke survivor who worked at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center for years, she...