The Tennessee Yellow DOT Program is designed to provide first responders with an individual’s medical information in the event of an emergency on the road. The information can mean the difference between life and death in the “golden hour” immediately following a serious incident. As part of a focus on community outreach and injury [...]
Your donations at work We’re eternally grateful to supporters like you who help make the life-saving work that happens every day at Regional One Health possible. Because of your generous donations, Regional One Health Foundation has been able to provide over $1.9 million to the hospital this year. » Continue supporting the life-saving work [...]
Memphis Magazine just released their annual Top Doctors edition, and thirteen physicians who practice at Regional One Health were among the honorees. Regional One Health is proud to be partners with the top doctors in the Mid-South, together providing compassionate care and exceptional services to our community. Honorees this year include: Patricia Adams-Graves, MD – [...]
Regional One Health has been recognized as a Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for the fourth year in a row. The designation was upgraded from “Gold” to “Platinum Level” for 2016 based on the demonstration of a positive return on the employee wellness investment within the past year. “Workplace health continues to [...]
Regional One Health Employees Save Lives In More Ways Than One BEING ON THE FRONT LINES, I SEE WHAT A DIFFERENCE WE MAKE IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS PATIENTS, AND I WANT TO DO ALL I CAN TO HELP. In addition to caring for patients with their hands, Regional One Health employees also care [...]
Changing the Future of Health Care One Idea at a Time James Park and Eric Friedman had the idea that a small wearable device could transform people’s health. They thought if a product was fun and engaging it could change the way people move and increase their activity. In 2007, when wireless technology had [...]
Lisa Cox Schafer, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, has joined the Regional One Health family as senior vice president and chief nursing officer. In this role, Schafer leads patient care services throughout the system including inpatient, outpatient and emergency nursing, as well as pharmacy, respiratory and dialysis services. Schafer has worked in nursing management and leadership [...]
New board members represent a wide range of industries and experience from across the Mid-South. “Our new members represent the best of the Mid-South,” said Regional One Health Foundation Executive Director, Tammie Ritchey. “Their experience and overall dedication to this community will make each of them an integral part of the Foundation’s success for [...]
In 2014, Regional One Health and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) partnered to create UT Regional One Physicians (UTROP), an academic physician group and an innovative approach to practice management. “With the creation of UT Regional One Physicians, Regional One Health is changing the way we think about how physician practices are [...]
Technology reduces wait times Aside from no longer passing people from place to place for their care, Regional One Health is also tackling wait times. When people check in, they receive an ID badge. Embedded in the badge is an RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip. This chip allows us to track how long they’ve been [...]