Lise Christensen, MD, FAAP, Appointed Pediatric Medical Director for TeamHealth Medical Call Center

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamHealth Medical Call Center (THMCC), a premier provider of 24-hour nurse triage and nurse advice lines, recently appointed Lise Christensen, MD, FAAP, as its Pediatric Medical Director. As Pediatric Medical Director, Christensen provides clinical oversight and guidance for all pediatric services provided by THMCC.

"With nearly 25 years of pediatric emergency medicine experience, Dr. Christensen offers the expertise necessary for THMCC to continue offering the highest quality of medical call center pediatric services," said Roger Brooksbank, MD, President of TeamHealth Smoky Mountain Division and Medical Director for THMCC. "We are thrilled to welcome her to our team."

Christensen is the Assistant Director of the Emergency Department at East Tennessee Children's Hospital, where she previously served as Chief of Staff. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Subspecialist Boards, and she serves on the Board of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine. Christensen is a published scholar in the field of virology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

THMCC is a premier provider of 24-hour nurse triage and nurse advice lines. Utilizing a specially trained and dedicated RN staff, THMCC serves approximately 250 hospitals and physician groups with telephonic healthcare services. THMCC is accredited by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC). For more information, visit www.thmedicalcallcenter.com.

About TeamHealth
TeamHealth (Knoxville, Tenn.) (NYSE: TMH) is one of the largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals in the United States. Through its 18 regional locations and multiple service lines, TeamHealth's approximately 8,600 affiliated healthcare professionals provide emergency medicine, hospital medicine, anesthesia, urgent care, and pediatric staffing and management services to approximately 800 civilian and military hospitals, clinics, and physician groups in 47 states. The term "TeamHealth" as used throughout this release includes Team Health, Inc., and all of its related entities, divisions, subsidiaries and affiliated physicians and physician groups. For more information about TeamHealth, visit www.teamhealth.com.

SOURCE TeamHealth