(Knoxville, TN) Caris Healthcare welcomes Heather Brown as Director of Palliative Care serving all Caris offices. Brown brings 15+ years of healthcare experience. She will oversee all management of the palliative agency, including developing people and processes, ensuring high quality of care to each patient, financial management, and business development. Brown is an accomplished professional with extensive knowledge of palliative care.

Heather Brown graduated from King University with a master’s in healthcare administration in 2024 and a bachelor’s in nursing in 2011, as well as a master’s in nursing from Tusculum University in 2017.  Born and raised in Church Hill, TN, she is committed to providing World Class care for those who helped shape her into the person she is today. She is a wife to husband, Davyd and mother to three boys, Levi, Hudson, and Tucker. Heather enjoys camping with her family, thrift store shopping, and a good cup of coffee.

Excited about the opportunity Brown shares, I am deeply honored to lead a team so committed to compassionate, patient-centered care. Palliative care is not just a service—it’s a philosophy of dignity, empathy, and support, and I look forward to advancing that mission every day.”

Heather Brown embodies Caris Healthcare’s values of compassion, accountability, respect, integrity, and service. Caris Healthcare believes she will play a large role in assisting us in exceeding the company’s expectations this year and in the future.

About Caris Healthcare

With a vision of being your world class hospice, Caris Healthcare was founded in 2003 by Norman McRae, a hospice chaplain with a record of progressive accomplishment in hospice and elder care. Caris has 31 locations covering Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri, South Carolina, and Georgia. The name Caris comes from the Greek word meaning ‘grace.’ The last days of life are a sacred time, and Caris feels strongly grace should be present when and where it is needed most.