Tag: women’s services

Regional One Health starting Menopause Support Group to educate and empower women to improve their health as they age

Regional One Health is hosting a Menopause Support Group to help women access information and support about a variety of menopause topics. Women are invited to attend the first session on May 1 at noon in the Jefferson Conference Room at our downtown Memphis Main Campus. Certified Menopause Practitioner Dr. Pallavi Khanna and a [...]

2024-04-11T12:34:45-05:00March 28th, 2024|

Ask the Experts: Your risk for heart disease can increase during menopause – here’s what you need to know.

During menopause, women can experience an increased risk for serious illnesses, including heart disease. As a Certified Menopause Practitioner, Dr. Pallavi Khanna has additional expertise and experience in helping women manage that risk and avoid serious illness. Through lifestyle changes and medication, she can help patients lead an active and healthy life as they [...]

2024-03-14T08:17:28-05:00March 14th, 2024|

Nicaraguan family finds compassionate care in Memphis

Familia nicaragüense encuentra cuidado compasivo en Memphis La familia Vargas nunca imaginó que tendría su bebé en Memphis pero está agradecida de que lo hicieron. “Estoy agradecido por una Regional de la salud”, dijo Erenia Vargas. “Me sentí tan perdido”. Erenia y Héctor Vargas nunca se imaginaban que tendría un bebé en Memphis, Tennessee. [...]

2018-10-10T08:18:49-05:00April 23rd, 2018|

Ruch cherishes role on Regional One Health nursing band

Faith Ruch loves nursing. She enjoys working with her hands, specifically with patients. She treasures the opportunity to witness the miracle of life as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Regional One Health. But nursing is only part of her life. Ruch has a side hustle as a professional musician. Her latest album, “Lessons [...]

2018-10-10T08:19:04-05:00October 17th, 2017|

Dr. Hickerson: More choices, better technology for breast reconstruction surgery

William L. Hickerson, MD Women who want to consider breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy or lumpectomy have more choices than ever with advances in technology that lead to better early detection as well as improved surgery options. Dr. William L. Hickerson, medical director of Regional One Health’s Firefighters Burn Center, wrote [...]

2018-10-10T08:19:05-05:00October 12th, 2017|

Khanna earns Certified Menopause Practitioner designation

  Pallavi Khanna, MD, OB/GYN at Regional One Health. Pallavi Khanna, MD, has successfully met the criteria and has passed the examination necessary to become a North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP). Dr. Khanna specializes in OB/GYN services at Regional One Health. “When I joined Regional One Health a [...]

2018-10-10T08:19:06-05:00September 12th, 2017|

Patient Story: Nurse midwives provide special delivery

Photo Credit: JL Scott Photography When Sarah Irby returned to Memphis with her husband in 2015 after living in Nebraska for a couple of years, she recently had given birth to a son with the assistance of nurse midwives. She knew that if she had another child she wanted to again deliver [...]

2018-10-10T08:15:18-05:00August 8th, 2017|

East Campus offers latest mammogram technology in convenient location

Image detected by the East Campus Imaging Center's new mammogram technology A routine mammogram screening for women at or below average risk for breast cancer is one of those tests that’s easy to put in the category of “I’ll get to it one day.” But the convenient location of and simple scheduling [...]

2018-10-10T08:19:09-05:00July 25th, 2017|

Hollywood Primary Care offers new supportive pregnancy program

Jennifer Price, program coordinator, leads The March of Dimes Supportive Pregnancy Care at Hollywood Primary Care. If pregnancy is a journey sometimes it helps to have friends along for the ride. That’s part of the idea with the new March of Dimes Supportive Pregnancy Care program at Regional One Health Hollywood Primary [...]

2018-10-10T08:21:24-05:00May 18th, 2017|

UTROP seminars for women

Regional One Health is partnering with University of Tennessee Health Science Center to sponsor seminars about treatment options available for women experiencing pain and other women's health topics. UT Regional One Physicians Dr. Ben Abdu, minimally invasive GYN surgery specialist, and Dr. Hafsa Memon, urogynecologist, are experts on these topics and are excited to [...]

2018-10-10T08:16:34-05:00November 18th, 2016|
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