East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville will be renamed Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital.
The rebranding reflects a new partnership between the hospital and the entertainer and philanthropist, according to a Feb. 26 news release shared with Becker’s.
“Being fortunate to have grown up in the mountains of East Tennessee, I learned early on what it means to take care of one another,” Ms. Parton said in the release. “Every child deserves world-class care, wrapped in kindness and love. I’m so honored to stand alongside this hospital and do my part to help bring more hope, more comfort and more healing to children and families.”
Matt Schaefer, president and CEO of Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital, described the partnership as “more than a name change.”
“With Dolly’s support, we are strengthening our mission to deliver world-class pediatric care to families, ensuring every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve,” he said.
Established in 1937, Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital is a freestanding, independent nonprofit pediatric healthcare system. Its services include a 152-bed hospital, five urgent care centers, six rehabilitation centers, 12 primary care offices, a surgery center, a sleep medicine center and the region’s only pediatric home health agency, according to a fact sheet. The system employs nearly 2,200 people.
