Summer Internship: Parkridge Health System
By: Jared Lesher Parkridge Main Campus Hello from Chattanooga! I am spending my summer as the administrative intern at the Parkridge Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Parkridge is a five hospital system and part of the TriStar Division of the Hospital Corporation of America. Parkridge Health System is comprised of Parkridge Medical Center, Parkridge East, Parkridge Valley, and Parkridge West. The best part of my internship so far has been my ability to move between every facility and interact with all the leadership. I have also had the ability to observe the clinical processes at many of the facilities. For example, in my first week at Parkridge East, I observed a robotic surgery which used the da Vinci Surgical System. Also, I have observed a partial night shift in the emergency department. Some of the projects I have been involved in include a division-wide staffing analysis to determine potential opportunities for improved efficiency within individual depa...