Schafer participates on nursing roundtable with other CNOs
Lisa Schafer, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Regional One Health chief operating officer and chief nursing officer (second from right), recently spoke on a Memphis Medical News roundtable discussion discussing key nursing issues with other chief nursing officers in the Memphis area. Lisa Cox Schafer, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, Regional One Health chief operating officer and chief nursing officer, recently participated in a Memphis Medical News roundtable discussion with other chief nursing officers. The five [...]
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy expedites healing process
"I would tell anyone who thinks they might need it to try it. The HBOT chamber expedited my healing process," Lauren Bihm said. Lauren Bihm doesn’t dive. She recently traveled to Mexico, but she wasn’t interested in scuba diving. Lauren’s had 40 diving experiences, though, all in a “submarine” in the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy chamber in Regional One Health’s Wound Care Center. Lauren was diagnosed with cervical cancer in November 2016 and [...]
Maternal Fetal Medicine Services perform rare blood transfusion
Jax came to Regional One Health with heart failure and accumulating fluid in different parts of his body after a specialist in Cassi Day's hometown recommended our services. Millimeters. Dr. Mauro Schenone and his team in Maternal Fetal Medicine Services at Regional One Health faced a task that required threading a needle into the blood vessel of an umbilical cord of an unborn fetus, a blood vessel that measured just a couple [...]
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. La ciudad no estaba en su radar antes de 2015, pero eso es cuando su hija de entonces 4 años, [...]
Courtney family thankful for trauma care (Video)
It was an early season football game for Evangelical Christian School against Briarcrest Christian School when Max Courtney was hit in the side during a return and had to leave the game with an unknown injury. Max was taken to a hospital where it was discovered he quickly needed to get to Regional One Health Elvis Presley Trauma Center.Max’s family rushed to Regional One Health just as he arrived via Hospital [...]
ONE Night Gala provides support to Regional One Health
"Our system cares for some of the most traumatic and challenging cases, often with the highest profile and highest risk,"said Dr. Reginald Coopwood, president and CEO of Regional One Health. Regional One Health Foundation hosted its seventh annual ONE Night gala on Saturday, April 14, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. Approximately 900 attendees reveled in the opportunity to get down and save lives by taking part in the foundation’s largest annual [...]
Loggins ‘honored’ to perform at ONE Night Gala
Kenny Loggins is the featured performer at this year’s ONE Night Gala, held Saturday at Memphis Cook Convention Center. Before Loggins comes to town to perform, he joined Amy Speropoulos of ABC 24 on Local Memphis Live to promote the event. “It’s an honor to be included in that roster,” he told ABC 24. “I know this is an important event for them. I think it’s amazing the community supports them as well as [...]
South Third Primary Care provides fresh produce vouchers to patients
Regional One Health South Third Primary Care is the first health care provider in Memphis to launch Fresh Savings, a program that encourages patients to eat more plant-based foods. People who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases, but access to those fresh foods can be difficult for some patients. Regional One Health is proud to [...]
ONE Night Gala makes OR upgrades possible
Thanks to donations made at last year's ONE Night Gala, OR upgrades were made to four Trauma operating rooms, three Chandler operating rooms and Labor and Delivery bed and lighting upgrades. ONE Night Gala is a night of fun, but it’s also a time to give back to the important life-saving care provided at Regional One Health. Hundreds of donors at our 2017 ONE Night Gala made possible new technology additions to [...]
Gala co-chairs: ‘ONE Night is an opportunity to support vital health care’
Regional One Health depends on the important support provided by individuals, organizations and businesses who give generously, including through the annual ONE Night Gala, which will be held Saturday, April 14, at Memphis Cook Convention Center. This year's ONE Night co-chairs Holly Walters Craft, left, and Madelyn Gray are inspired to give back to Regional One Health. This year’s ONE Night co-chairs, Holly Walters Craft and Madelyn Gray, are inspired to give [...]