Blount Memorial CEO hits back at mayor’s call to have U of Tennessee run hospital

Blount (Tenn.) Memorial Hospital CEO Harold Naramore, MD, is accusing Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell of interfering in hospital operations after the mayor proposed Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center take over operations of the hospital, NBC affiliate WBIR reported Feb. 17.

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Dr. Naramore said he did not know about discussions between the University of Tennessee and the mayor. Last year, the hospital lost $40 million. In 2023, Dr. Naramore said the hospital is budgeted to lose $4 million.

Blount Memorial Hospital and Blount County are embroiled in a lawsuit.

“I was surprised, I was saddened, I was angry,” Dr. Naramore told WBIR. “The reason was I had no idea that was coming. What he’s doing is damaging the hospital. And if it doesn’t stop, it becomes harder and harder for us to correct our position.”

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