erlanger

erlanger, named among "america's best hospitals"​ by u.s. news & world report, is a non-profit, academic teaching center affiliated with the university of tennessee college of medicine. erlanger is also a level-one trauma center for adults and the only provider of tertiary care services for the citizens of an entire four-state region, encompassing southeast tennessee, north georgia, north alabama and western north carolina. with a history that dates back more than a century, erlanger is recognized as one of the nation's finest public hospitals and a leader in healthcare. the erlanger health system includes children's hospital at erlanger (che), the only academic medical center in the tri-state region devoted solely to children and is a comprehensive regional pediatric center (crpc)— the highest designation in the state for pediatrics. che has a full range of pediatric subspecialists, as well as a pediatrics er, icu, and level iii neonatal intensive care unit, providing the highest level of care in the region for premature and sick infants. each year, more than a quarter of a million people are treated by the team of healthcare professionals who are part of erlanger.