business briefs

• Covenant Health Hospitals recently was nationally recognized for commitment to excellence in cardiovascular care. The American Heart Association presents Covenant Health with the “Get With The Guidelines award” for proven dedication to best practices. All Covenant Health acute care hospitals recently received American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines achievement awards, which earned by following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for heart disease and stroke treatment.  

• Chad Clark, CPWA, APMA, CRPC with Vantage Point

Financial Planning, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC., has become an Ameriprise Financial Private Wealth Advisor. Clark, with offices

in Knoxville and LaFollette, is among the 24 percent of about 10,000 Ameriprise financial

advisors to achieve this status.