Archive April 2021
Focus on Quality Drives Growth for SoFHA
State of Franklin Healthcare is not a company looking to get bigger for the sake of getting bigger. Instead, the mission is to develop a patient-centered culture focused on reducing costs, providing better quality, and improving the patient experience. “We measure twice and cut once,” said SoFHA CEO Rich Panek. “We don’t grow just to…
Lingerfelt Returns Home to Pursue Her Passion for Helping Others
Dr. Amanda Lingerfelt’s desire to become a doctor started around the time she was 7 years old. The Unicoi County native watched her mother go through some health issues that required a lot of diagnostic tests, and she found the whole process fascinating. When she told her family she intended to become a doctor when…