Tag: fall prevention

Watch now! Chief Innovation Officer joins Action News 5 to discuss how Access Incubator is helping evaluate AI-based fall prevention technology

Our Center for Innovation empowers entrepreneurs to use creativity and innovation to come up with new ways to improve patient experiences and outcomes. Alejandra Alvarez, Chief Innovation Officer for Regional One Health, spoke with Action News 5 to explain how the center’s Access Incubator is helping its newest partner determine if its AI technology can [...]

2024-12-03T17:02:24-06:00August 22nd, 2024|
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New Center for Innovation participant will evaluate world’s first wearable, AI-powered fall prevention solution at Regional One Health

The newest participant in Regional One Health's Center for Innovation Access Incubator is developing AI-based technology aimed at preventing falls. OK2StandUP will test its innovation with hospitalized patients who are at a high risk of falls. The project is a perfect fit for Regional One Health, where patient safety issues like fall prevention are a [...]

2024-08-06T15:12:42-05:00June 26th, 2024|
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New Center for Innovation participant will evaluate world’s first wearable, AI-powered fall prevention solution at Regional One Health

The newest participant in Regional One Health's Center for Innovation Access Incubator is developing AI-based technology aimed at preventing falls. OK2StandUP will test its innovation with hospitalized patients who are at a high risk of falls. The project is a perfect fit for Regional One Health, where patient safety issues like fall prevention are a [...]

2024-06-25T06:42:00-05:00June 25th, 2024|
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During National Trauma Awareness Month, learn to save a life with free classes offered by Regional One Health

May is National Trauma Awareness Month, making it a great time to learn how you can help keep our community safe. Regional One Health's Elvis Presley Trauma Center offers a variety of free classes focused on health and safety issues that impact Memphis and the Mid-South. Classes are held year-round for schools, civic groups, churches, [...]

2024-04-30T09:52:41-05:00May 7th, 2024|
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Ask the Experts: Reduce your risk of fall-related injuries at work, home and outdoors

Falls were the third most common source of injury treated at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center last year, causing everything from broken bones to head injuries. Fortunately, falls are preventable, and our trauma experts are sharing their advice for how to stay safe. By evaluating your fall risk, staying healthy and fit, and removing tripping [...]

2024-01-09T09:16:28-06:00January 16th, 2024|
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Fall Prevention Tips

Regional One Health is celebrating Fall Prevention Awareness Day on September 22, the first day of fall, to raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults. The National Council on Aging designated this year’s theme as  Ready, Steady, Balance: Prevent Falls in 2016. Regional One Health works with area senior centers providing education about fall prevention and motivating [...]

2018-10-10T08:16:35-05:00September 21st, 2016|
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