Regional One Health was recently recognized as a Champion of the Week by CHAMPS (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices), a breastfeeding-focused initiative geared toward improving maternal and child health outcomes through the promotion of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices. Regional One Health is one of the largest hospitals currently enrolled in the CHAMPS Initiative working to [...]
Pam Castleman accepting the Exceptional Performance for Maternity Care award at the Memphis Business Group on Health luncheon. The Memphis Business Group on Health (MBGH) distributes awards annually to hospitals in the Memphis area who exemplify excellence in patient safety as evidenced in patient safety measures. At the MBGH annual awards luncheon [...]
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 [...]
Thanks to the generous support of our Regional One Health family, the 2014 Employee Giving Campaign raised $155,000 to help advance medical excellence for the future of our community. Employees from throughout the Regional One Health system commit to donate to the Foundation each year in the month of May. At the end of [...]
Three of the mid-south’s newest residents were featured in the December 9, 2014 issue of The Commercial Appeal. Ashton and Jennifer Hall were living in London, England when they got the news – she was pregnant with identical triplets. According to Dr. Giancarlo Mari, medical director of the high risk obstetrics program at Regional [...]
Bonnie Miller, perinatal safety nurse coordinator, received the Clinical Nurse Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association at their annual meeting on November 7, 2014. Miller was recognized for her consistency and compassion while serving patients at Regional Medical Center, a part of Regional One Health. She joined the system in 2007 as a [...]
Bonnie Miller, Perinatal Safety Nurse at Regional Medical Center, was featured in a recent issue of Memphis Magazine. Bonnie is the only perinatal safety nurse in this region, a role that is emerging across the country particularly in hospitals with high-risk obstetrics programs. Read the article here.
Employees Giving Back: March for Babies With approximately 1,500 babies being treated in the Newborn Center annually, many of which are born premature and underweight, the March of Dimes is an organization near and dear to the hearts of many at Regional One Health. Our employees donated money for the cause, bought t-shirts in [...]
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 [...]
Pictured left to right: Rebecca Lorentino, RN; Tammie Hicks, RN; Trina Ellis, Nurse Manager; Candace Rhea, PCC; Christina Gardner, RN; Karen Hamilton, PCC; Lisa Hayden, RN Educator; Latoya Morris, RN; and Mike McConnell, CRNA. Regional Medical Center has been recognized by the Tennessee Hospital Association’s (THA) Tennessee Center for Patient Safety for [...]