CHI Memorial to Adopt CommonSpirit Health Name

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  (Nov. 7, 2025) - CHI Memorial announced that its hospitals and care sites throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia will begin using the CommonSpirit Health name  in January 2026.  This name change will coincide  with the opening of the organization’s new hospital in Catoosa County, Georgia.  It is important for patients to know that this change will not affect their care, their physicians, their nurses or the services received at any of the locations.

CHI Memorial’s three local hospitals will adopt the CommonSpirit brand, while maintaining the “Memorial” name that the community has embraced for generations, as CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga, CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Hixson and the new CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - North Georgia.

By formally adopting the CommonSpirit brand, CHI Memorial's more than 5,000 local team members, nurses and physicians across three hospitals and 65 care sites will visually align with their parent organization.  CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care organizations, with more than 2,300 care sites and 138 hospitals across 24 states.

“As we formally adopt the CommonSpirit name, we also recognize and respect the deep local connections and community trust that have been built over time through generations of interactions and experiences,” said Janelle Reilly, CommonSpirit Health’s market president, Tennessee and Georgia.  “We are simply uniting under one shared name to better reflect a connection to a larger national health system, but the local team and its dedication to this community are constant.”  

A combination of the words “Common Good” and “Holy Spirit,” the CommonSpirit name was derived from scripture: “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good,” 1 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV).  This thoughtful and intentional naming reflects the shared values of the hospitals and health systems that formed CommonSpirit in 2019, including CHI Memorial. 

The new CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - North Georgia will have 64 inpatient beds including an intensive care unit (ICU), as well as a full-service emergency department with 24 beds, five operating rooms, two endoscopy suites, comprehensive imaging services, non-invasive cardiac imaging and a laboratory.  

In the coming months, the community will begin to see the CommonSpirit name and logo appear throughout their local facilities, but it is the same dedicated team, providing the same high-quality care the community has always trusted.

About CommonSpirit Health

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 160,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $5 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system. Learn more at commonspirit.org.