Due to inclement weather on or around Monday, January 26, 2026, Covenant Health has adjusted operations across many of its facilities to prioritize patient, staff, and community safety. All Covenant Health hospitals remain open for inpatient services and emergency care, though various outpatient services, diagnostic centers, specialty clinics, and other non-emergency functions have modified hours, delays, or closures. The Customer Care Call Center is available Monday through Friday at 865-374-0411 for assistance, and this update page will continue to be refreshed as conditions change. Corporate-level activities, such as New Employee Orientation scheduled for January 26, have been cancelled.

Here is a comprehensive, categorized list of the reported status updates:

Hospitals (all open for inpatient and emergency services, with outpatient adjustments noted):
– Claiborne Medical Center: HIM (Medical Records) opens at 9 am; Business Office closed.
– Cumberland Medical Center: Multiple services closed (Surgery, PACU, Day Surgery, Diagnostic Center/Preadmissions, Infusion, Endoscopy, Breast Center, Hyperbaric Wound Center, Imaging at CMC and Fairfield Glade, Cashier/Release of Information, Cardiac Rehab, Wellness Complex); Sleep Center has no studies Saturday/Sunday nights; no other specific openings listed.
– Fort Loudoun Medical Center: No specific outpatient closures noted.
– Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center: Patricia Neal Outpatient Center closed; Thompson Comprehensive Breast Center closed.
– Methodist Medical Center: Sleep Center closed Monday (no studies Sunday night); Oak Ridge Breast Center closed; Endoscopy Center of Oak Ridge closed; Wound Treatment Center closed; Cheyenne Outpatient Diagnostic Center open; Healthworks opens at 12 pm.
– Parkwest Medical Center: Breast Center closed.
– Peninsula: All outpatient locations (Knox, Loudon, Blount, Sevier) open at 9 am.
– Covenant Health Roane: No specific outpatient closures noted.

Medical Office / Physician Practices / Specialty Groups:
– Most locations open at 12 pm (e.g., Belltown Primary Care, various Cardiology Associates of East Tennessee sites, Clinton Family Physicians at 1 pm, Covenant Health Community Care – Sevierville, Crossville Medical Group sites, Cumberland Specialty practices, East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group sites, East Tennessee Orthopedics and Sports, FamilyCare Specialists sites, Fort Loudoun Primary Care and Gastroenterology, Fort Sanders Neurosurgery and Spine, Great Smokies Family Medicine, Hamblen Primary Care, Heartland Primary Care, Internal Medicine sites, Kingston Family Practice, Knoxville Heart Group (select), Knoxville Infectious Disease, Knoxville Neurology Specialists, LeConte practices, McNeeley Family Physicians, Methodist Family Medicine Clinic, Mountain View Family Medicine sites, New Horizon Medical Associates, Oak Ridge Gastroenterology and Surgeons, Oliver Springs Family Physicians, Pinnacle Neurology, Prompt Family Care South, Roane practices, Smoky Mountain Orthopedics, Southern Medical Group sites, Surgical Associates of East Tennessee, Tennessee Brain and Spine, Urology Specialists sites, Westside Gastrointestinal Specialists sites).
– Several closed (e.g., Claiborne Primary Care, Fort Loudoun Breast and General Surgery, Fort Sanders Women’s Specialists and Perinatal Center sites, Knoxville Heart Group – Tazewell, Parkway Cardiology Associates all locations).

Covenant Health Urgent Care (CHUC):
– Farragut, Cumberland Ave., Maryville North/South, Northshore, North Knoxville, Sevierville, South Knoxville locations open 10 am to 4 pm.

Covenant Health Therapy Center (CHTC):
– Open at 9 am (West Knoxville, Downtown Knoxville, Harriman, Oak Ridge, South).
– Open at 10 am (Powell, Sevierville).
– Closed (Lenoir City, Crossville PT/OT, Fairfield Glade, Morristown, Tazewell).

Cardiac / Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation:
– Most closed (Cumberland Medical Center/Cardiopulmonary, Covenant Health South, Fort Loudoun, Fort Sanders Regional, Methodist, Covenant Health Roane).
– Parkwest Cardiopulmonary Rehab opens at 12 pm.

Covenant Health Fitness Center:
– Open 10 am to 5 pm on January 26; no childcare and no group fitness classes.

Cancer Center Locations:
– Cumberland: Medical Oncology at 10 am; Radiation Oncology at 9 am.
– Downtown Knoxville: Medical Oncology at 10 am; Radiation Oncology at 9:30 am.
– Harriman: Medical Oncology at 10 am; Radiation Oncology at 9:30 am.
– Lenoir City: Medical Oncology closed.
– Oak Ridge: Medical Oncology closed; Radiation Oncology normal hours.
– West Knoxville: Medical Oncology at 10 am; Radiation Oncology at 9:30 am; PET at 8:30 am.
– Sevier: Medical Oncology closed; Radiation Oncology at 9:30 am.
– Thompson Proton Center: Opens at 9 am.
– Thompson Comprehensive Breast Center: Closed.

Patients are advised to call specific facilities directly for the most current information or to confirm appointments, as conditions may evolve.