When a patient comes into the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, a team of healthcare professionals are ready and waiting for that arrival. But what if a patient is trapped in a vehicle and unable to be extricated? What if trauma care needed to begin at the scene? That was the situation when a call [...]
Regional One Health and Hollywood Primary Care were recently honored with a Better Options in Birth Award. The award, presented by statewide coalition Healthy and Free Tennessee, honors healthcare providers who are striving to offer more evidence-based and woman-centered options to expectant mothers. Honorees include those who have expanded the options available to expectant [...]
Regional One Health's employee volunteer group, the Difference Makers, often donate their free time to charitable events in our community. Recently, a group of Regional One Health employees took part in the Trash Flash Mob organized by the Memphis Medical Center to clean up the medical center area. The employees gave up their lunch [...]
Regional One Health Celebrates All for One Attitude Regional One Health employees are always eager to give back. This giving spirit was celebrated on May 30th where employees were honored for their contributions to the annual Employee Giving Campaign. Thanks to the generous support of the Regional One Health family, the Regional One Health [...]
Regional One Health announces two new members who have joined the health system’s leadership team in the positions of Vice President of Quality and Vice President of Information Technology. Betty Nelson, PhD, RN, has joined Regional One Health as Vice President of Quality. She comes to Regional One Health from Philadelphia, where she has [...]
On May 21,2014, Reginald Coopwood, M.D., President and CEO of Regional One Health, testified before the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives on “Keeping the Promise: Site-of-Service Medicare Payment Reforms.” Dr. Coopwood testified on behalf of the American Hospital Association (AHA) encouraging Congress to reject [...]
Kelley Smith, Nurse Manager in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Regional Medical Center, was profiled in the May 2014 issue of Memphis Medical News. The publication typically profiles a physician each month but is spotlighting a nurse this month in honor of Nurse's Week. Click here to read the full article in Memphis Medical [...]
Regional One Health is celebrating National Hospital Week May 11 - 17. A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal. It is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are [...]
Regional One Health Foundation has launched a new semi-annual publication for donors and friends of Regional One Health. The inaugural issue includes stories on the newly expanded Firefighters Burn Center at Regional Medical Center; the legacy of Dr. Sheldon B. Korones and his work with the NICU babies; honored best practices and more. To read the [...]
Wanda Gardner-Slater, Director of Spiritual Care at Regional One Health, was appointed by Governor Bill Haslam to the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Advisory Council. The Traumatic Brain Injury Program was established in May 1993 by the Tennessee General Assembly in order that the special needs of survivors of brain injuries and their families could be addressed. The [...]