Parkwest Medical Center is West Knoxville’s premier medical facility and a top performing heart hospital. In addition to providing the area’s leading cardiac services, Parkwest has a nationally recognized emergency department, and offers award-winning care throughout our facility. Our team of 500 physicians and over 1,800 employees work together to make sure that everyone who walks through our door is Treated Well. Well Treated®.
About the Facility
- 337 licensed beds
- 30 critical care beds
- 39 emergency beds
- 29 surgery suites
- 4 cath labs & 2 EP labs
- 24 LDRP suites
Parkwest’s recent $99 million expansion added a new patient tower, and new surgical spaces such as the ambulatory staging unit, PACU, and surgery waiting area. The project also added operating rooms, and provided renovation of other ORs.
Awards and Recognition
- Named an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- U.S. News & World Report: named a Top Ten Regional Hospital in Tennessee
- U.S. News & World Report: High Performing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- U.S. News & World Report: High Performing Aortic Valve Replacement
- U.S. News & World Report: High Performing Hip Replacement
- U.S. News & World Report: High Performing Knee Replacement
- American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement
- Designated Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee Replacement and Hip Surgery
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Maternity Care
- Blue Distinction Center+ for Spine Surgery
- Commission on Cancer Accreditation