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Karen Bass-Smith has a diverse work experience in the healthcare field. Karen started their career as a CT Technologist at Chattanooga Imaging in 1990 and eventually became the Center Manager there. In 1998, they joined Chattanooga State Community College as a Clinical Instructor. In 2000, they moved to Erlanger Health System, where they initially served as an Imaging Manager before being promoted to the role of Outpatient Imaging Director in August 2018.
Karen Bass-Smith earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Tennessee Wesleyan University, which they completed from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, they obtained an Associate's Degree in Radiology, cum laude, from Chattanooga State Community College, which they completed from 1990 to 1992. Karen also holds certifications from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, including ARRT and ARRT (R)(M)(CT), although specific details regarding the institution and years obtained are not provided.
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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.