“Plenty of patients ask, but techs should not give information and should not even react to what they’re seeing on the image,” Edwards said. “They aren’t doctors, and while they do know how to get around your anatomy, they aren’t qualified to diagnose you.”
“You should see a speech therapist if every time you eat or drink something you start coughing. That’s your body’s way of saying your swallow isn’t working right.” -Johnna Johnson, speech therapist
When David Scott says his workouts in Regional One Health’s Post-Rehab Wellness Program are the most effective and intense he’s experienced, he’s worth listening to. David is a former college football player, a U.S. Navy veteran who oversaw base training, and a coach in football, baseball, basketball and volleyball before retiring from Whitehaven High [...]
When young people needed support pursuing higher education, when patients’ worried families needed clean clothes, when employees and visitors needed a quiet place to reflect and pray, one organization has stepped up at Regional One Health time and again. Johnson Auxiliary President Jane Reynolds works at the organization's gift shop, which raises money [...]
OB/GYN Owen Phillips, MD, FACOG promotes healthy pregnancies and deliveries at Regional One Health. But she believes obstetricians can also have an impact beyond a child’s birth.
Whether you’re a past or present smoker, the habit has put you at a higher risk for lung cancer. Therefore, you might want to consider a quick, easy screening test.
Myles Wesley is a year younger than the kids he competes against as a member of Collierville High School’s football team. He’s shorter, too. And he’s battled injuries since he started playing the sport as a kid. But giving up isn’t in Myles’ DNA. Certified Personal Trainer Kenneth Robinson helps Myles Wesley get [...]
There’s an app for that. From fun to functionality, there seem to be endless options for apps for tablets and smartphones.
Lucia Ortega Perez came to the United States from Spain as an exchange student to improve her English, experience a different culture, travel, meet new friends. While she wanted to experience everything America has to offer, a stay at a level-one trauma center wasn’t exactly on her list. Lucia, with dad Miguel and [...]
When Marijo Cox was rushed to Regional One Health’s Elvis Presley Trauma Center after a head-on car crash, she was scared – but that didn’t stop her from taking part in a unique program to test a product that could improve care for patients with broken bones. Marijo says the compassion and professionalism she [...]
