Regional One Health employees attending March of Dimes event. Regional One Health is a strong supporter of the March of Dimes. The staff at Regional Medical Center, particularly in the neonatal intensive care unit, know first hand the value of March of Dimes' efforts to help moms have healthier babies. The March [...]
Four Regional One Health leaders were named on the 2015 Power Players list published in the April edition of Inside Memphis Business. This annual edition of Inside Memphis Business magazine highlights the "Who's Who" in Memphis business. Featured this year from Regional One Health are: Reginald Coopwood, M.D. - President and CEO Tammie Ritchey [...]
PACE nurses Thirty eight nurses were recently recognized at Regional One Health for their progression in the PACE program. PACE (Professional Accountability and Clinical Excellence) is a clinical ladder program at Regional One Health, designed to promote and recognize excellence in nursing practice and provides an environment that positively impacts patient outcomes and promotes [...]
For the second year in a row, Regional One Health was included in Becker's Hospital Review's 150 great places to work in healthcare in the United States. The list features both healthcare providers as well as other types of healthcare-specific companies, such as consulting firms, health IT vendors, medical societies and more. The organizations featured on the [...]
Regional One Health is hosting a webinar on March 4, 2015, 2 - 3 p.m. at Regional One Health Rehabilitation Hospital. The webinar, "Working with Professionals Who Have Sustained a Brain Injury" will feature speaker Madelaine Sayko, President, Cognitive Compass. For a person with a brain injury trying to return to a cognitively complex job, the challenges [...]
The new year often brings renewed interest in healthy cooking and eating, but sometimes the resolve to eat healthier starts to diminish as time goes on. If your commitment to healthy eating is fading, try some new recipes to bring excitement to your diet. There are great resources online for finding recipes to meet your [...]
Winter weather can be both exciting and hazardous. Winter season falls, as a result of snow and ice, can lead to long term injuries and debilitating circumstances such as fractures, breaks or traumatic brain injury. Even a thin sheet of transparent ice covering a pathway puts pedestrians at risk for falls. Using extreme caution when approaching [...]
Dr. Rob Sumter, COO and CIO of Regional One Health, was named one of "100 hospital and health system CIOs to know" by Becker's Hospital Review. The list features some of the most impressive health IT leaders from around the country dedicated to advancements and innovation in the industry. Individuals included on the list [...]
February is American Heart Month. Regional One Health knows a woman's heart, and encourages women to learn the signs of heart attack. Heart disease is no longer an illness primarily affecting men. One in three women die of heart disease or stroke every year, according to the American Heart Association. Education and lifestyle changes, however, can prevent [...]
Launched in August 2013, Rx for Change is a hospital-based violence intervention program at Regional One Health designed to promote positive alternatives to violence in our community. The goal of the program is to reduce retaliation, criminal involvement and re-injury among youth injured by violence, as well as connect those youth and their families [...]