CHI Memorial is a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to the healing ministry of the Church. Founded in 1952 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and strengthened as part of Catholic Health Initiatives, CHI Memorial offers a continuum of care including preventative, primary and acute hospital care, as well as cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, imaging, and multitude of other services. Memorial is a regional referral center of choice with more than 3,400 associates and more than 660 affiliated physicians providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. Taking care of families in Chattanooga and beyond while striving to provide the best in physical and spiritual attention is vital to our mission.. Pulmonary Disease