Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center

The Future at Risk: Part One

Where no expectant mother wants to find out that there are high-risk complications with her pregnancy, over 1,300 premature or critically ill newborns are treated every year at Regional One Health, some entering the world weighing less than one pound. When Jennifer and Ashton Hall first learned they were expecting rare identical triplets, they [...]

2020-06-24T20:29:15-05:00September 1st, 2015|

Regional One Health named Champion of the Week for breastfeeding education efforts

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 [...]

2018-10-10T08:21:37-05:00July 28th, 2015|

Maternity services honored for safety performance

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 [...]

2018-10-10T08:16:44-05:00May 21st, 2015|

Identical Triplets Born at Regional Medical Center

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 [...]

2018-10-10T08:21:45-05:00December 9th, 2014|

Employees Support March of Dimes

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 [...]

2018-10-10T08:21:49-05:00June 26th, 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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