Patient Stories

Shocked To Be Alive

It was a busy day at the salon, and Jada Guy was styling three clients when she noticed she had missed two calls from one of her son’s friends. Two more clients were waiting, so she didn’t think much about the missed calls, until her daughter called shortly thereafter with the devastating news that [...]

2019-01-04T16:01:11-06:00July 25th, 2016|

Proud Memphians

“WHEN I REFLECT ON HOW THE DOCTORS AT THE SHELDON B. KORONES NEWBORN CENTER AT REGIONAL ONE HEALTH SAVED MY BOYS’ LIVES, I AM NEARLY SPEECHLESS. THERE ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE. EVERYTHING I COULD SAY SOUNDS SO SMALL COMPARED TO WHAT THEY’VE DONE FOR MY WIFE, MY BOYS AND ME.” ASHTON [...]

2020-07-21T17:12:36-05:00October 1st, 2015|

Do You Believe in Miracles?

How the High-Risk Obstetrics Program at Regional One Health Delivered Two Miracles Do you believe in miracles? BJ and Mark Mazurkiewicz of Corinth, Mississippi certainly do. After a long struggle with infertility issues, the couple received the first of several miracles when they learned they were going to be the parents of not just [...]

2019-07-22T22:10:58-05:00April 15th, 2015|

Crushing Injury Doesn’t Slow James Light

How the Regional One Health Trauma Team Got James Light Back on His Feet Thanks to the curiosity of the colt he was breaking and the highly skilled trauma team at Regional One Health, James Light, former owner and operator of the Memories of Elvis gift shop, is back on his feet and back [...]

2019-07-22T22:09:42-05:00April 5th, 2015|

Back in the Air Doing What He Loves

How the Regional One Health Trauma Center Saved One Man’s Life On April 10, 2010, while Jennifer and Steve Helffrich were spending a typical weekend with friends doing what they love — jumping out of airplanes — the unthinkable happened. Steve may not remember spinning out of control and falling some 14,000 feet to the ground when [...]

2019-07-22T21:49:30-05:00March 17th, 2015|

CEO, Cyclist, Survivor

How local CEO and family man, Kevin Adams’ cycling accident changed his opinion of Regional One Health In February 2013, Kevin Adams set off to do what he loved, bicycling with his friends from the CdV (Cirque du Vélos) Cycling Club. What started out as an ordinary bike ride through Shelby Farms, quickly took [...]

2019-07-22T22:02:30-05:00December 30th, 2014|

Patient Story: Rick lives life to the fullest thanks to Trauma, Rehab Teams

“Waking up was like being caught in a bad dream; only it wasn’t a dream,” Rick recalls today. Rick doesn’t remember October 10, 2007, and he’s thankful for that today. On the way home from work on that fateful Wednesday afternoon, Rick’s vehicle was hit by a 110-car train, which forced his [...]

2017-12-08T10:39:09-06:00December 5th, 2014|

Patient Story: Tiniest patient is truly a Starr of NICU team

Starr is one of the tiniest patients to be born in Regional One Health's NICU at 14 ounces. One of the tiniest babies ever born at Regional One Health is truly a star of the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Starr Farris weighed an astonishing 14 ounces, or roughly the weight [...]

2018-01-04T14:59:49-06:00April 1st, 2014|

Patient Story: Cal receives life-saving treatment at Regional One Health

While Cal’s weekend trip with friends from college had ended, his journey had just begun. In April of 2007, Cal Trout was invited to attend a two-day music festival with a friend from college, his friend’s pregnant wife and their three-year-old daughter. After spending an amazing weekend together, the group decided to have a [...]

2017-12-21T15:49:55-06:00April 1st, 2014|

Patient Story: The Scearces welcome newborn baby thanks to NICU team

"We're very thankful," Elizabeth says. "I just feel like we owe so much to all the staff there for saving Reid's life." Elizabeth Scearce of Martin, Tennessee was having an easy first pregnancy. But when she went for her routine 36-week ultrasound, her physician discovered that her baby had fluid around his [...]

2017-12-19T09:28:51-06:00April 1st, 2014|
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