LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- WLAF’s Charlie Hutson toured the La Follette Medical Center with April Smith on Wednesday marking LMC’s 70th year. Today, July 16, back in 1956, was the first day patients were seen and admitted to the then new La Follette Community Hospital.

All photos are described from left to right.

Emergency Room- Ben Owens, Brandon Buchanan, Shalee Burris, Makenzie Minor
Nurses- Hollie Johnson, Debra Long, Jessica Newman, Christina Jones, Deidra Mundy
Nurses- Nicole Green, Courtney Harvey, Leada Dean
Nurses- Megan Chapman, Shannon Stacy, Megan Allen
Therapy- Chris Matthews, Susan Ellison, Rhonda Lowe
Health & Rehab- Savannah Estes, Karin Holmberg-Spendiff, Chelsea Davis, David Clark, Lavinda Ward
Health & Rehab- Lindsey Lawson, Janie Chumley, Beth Mullens, Alyson Gilbert, Crystal Barnes, Jill Rogers, Jordan Daugherty, Kristy Gilyard, Sharon Sweeney
Nutrition Department- “The Hilltop Café” by Morrison’s- Brittany Madison, Jonah Lay, Nila Sellers, Kathy Shaw, Brianna Madison, Richard Francisco, Sierra Reid, Betty Ayers, Haylea Melton.  Back row- Ayanle Shimbir, James Phillips, David Kouvas, Richard Mason, Charlotte Wolkotte, Melissa Ivey
Lab- Hollie Johnson, Tracy Osborne, Bryan Brummett, Janet Lowe, Joanna Justice
Housekeeping by HHS- Deborah Murray, Crystal Hughes, Michelle Strausser, Ashley Tipton, Chelsee Jefferson, Elizabeth Gross, Gary Marlow, Steven Blakely
Admitting- Hannah Milton, Chloe Brown, Selena Jackson, Rebecca LaMaster
Pharmacy- Amanda Hatfield, Samuel Albertini, Johnny Smiddy
Radiology- Nancy Hatfield, Deonna Carranza, Angie Davis, Brittney Surface, Faith Cross, Chuck Lowe
Administration- Crystal Claunch, April Smith, Hannah Van Etten, Missy Turner, Melissa Dash

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/16/2026-6AM)

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