Steve Smith and Amber Higgins: The Importance of Food Service in Senior Care

In celebration of Pride in Food Service week, we interviewed two food service professionals, Steve Smith and Amber Higgins. Steve is a Certified Executive Chef and as NHC’s Corporate Chef, he is responsible for menu development, quality food service and moving the NHC culinary focus forward. Amber is the Director of Food Service at NHC…

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Dr. Bert Smith: What You Need to Know About the Vaccine

Dr. Bert Smith, a medical consultant with NHC, provides answers to questions that patients and family have about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout in senior centers. Dr. Smith has spent the past few months on the frontlines during the coronavirus crisis serving patients in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, and he has become a sought-after…

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Brooke Vanderpool

Brooke Vanderpool is Assistant Vice President of Patient Services at NHC HealthCare. Brooke has been with NHC for 16 years where she has moved from hands-on nursing to her current role of striving to deliver the best patient care to all NHC patients.  Brooke’s insights on all types of senior care are further informed by…

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Dr. Bert Smith

Dr. Bert Smith, a medical director with NHC, joined us to talk about the concerns of patients and families during the COVID-19 virus.  Dr. Smith is working on the frontlines during the pandemic with patients in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. What are some things to know about Dr. Smith? Dr. Smith is a specialist…

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