Parton pledges $500,000 to hospital (USA Today)


Honoring the country doctor who delivered her, Dolly Parton pledged $500,000 to a $90 million hospital and cancer center in her Smoky Mountains hometown. "I have wonderful, wonderful memories of Dr. (Robert F.) Thomas," Parton said Tuesday in a surprise appearance at a dinner hosted by health care provider Covenant Health to celebrate state approval of the new hospital.