Ted Chang

UT Medical Center

The University of Tennessee Medical Center, located in Knoxville, TN, is the region's academic medical center, ANCC Magnet® recognized hospital and ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center. The 630-bed hospital also is home of the region's only dedicated Heart Hospital, only adult and pediatric transplant center, The Joint Commission/American Heart Association recognized Comprehensive Stroke Center, certified by The Joint Commission as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center, houses a Level III private-room neonatal intensive care unit and serves as a regional perinatal referral center. UT Medical Center's mission is to serve through healing, education and discovery. UT Medical Center believes in and is committed to a set of values that characterize its obligation and responsibility as a leader in healthcare, including integrity, excellence, compassion, innovation, collaboration and dedication. The University of Tennessee Medical Center is proud to be recognized as an Excellence award winner by the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence in 2016 and as a U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital for the seventh consecutive year (2018).