Credentialing and Privileging

Credentialing Services

The Medical Staff Services Department personnel perform credentialing for all healthcare practitioners practicing within the Erlanger System’s Tennessee Campuses. This includes:

• Physicians (MD/DO)
• Special Category Clinicians
• Podiatrists
• Dentists
• Cosmetic Surgeons
• Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) (not an exhaustive list)
• Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Certified Nurse Midwives
• Psychologists, Counselors, Therapists
• Dental Assistants
• Optometrists
• Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists
• Surgical First Assistants
• Clinical Pharmacists

Credentialing/privileging is completed for the following organizations:

• Erlanger Baroness Hospital
• Includes Baroness/Main campus hospital – inpatient and Emergency Department, Plaza Surgery Center, Miller Eye Center, and all Erlanger outpatient clinics
• Children’s Hospital at Erlanger
• Includes the inpatient Children’s Hospital, Children’s outpatient clinics, Kennedy Outpatient Center, and the Children’s Emergency Department
• Erlanger North Hospital
• Erlanger East Hospital
• Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital and Erlanger Sequatchie Valley Emergency Department
• Community Health Centers         
• Dodson Avenue Community Health Center, Premier Community Health Center, and Southside Community Health Center.

Erlanger Behavioral Health (EBH)

EBH is a separately licensed hospital which shares in the overall mission of Erlanger Hospital. Many practitioners are also on staff at our Tennessee campuses.

• Please note that EBH credentials clinicians internally – please contact Michele Weaver [email protected]

Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital Processing

Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital (EWCH) is a separately licensed hospital which shares in the overall mission of Erlanger Hospital. Many practitioners are also on staff at our Tennessee campuses.

• Please note that Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital credentials clinicians internally. For more information, please email [email protected]

The Medical Staff Services Department uses an online program to manage credentialing and privileging applications. Learn more about this program.

Credentialing coordinators are assigned to practitioners to provide assistance throughout the credentialing process.