Yearly Archives: 2019

At Regional One Health’s Center for Innovation, disruptive thinking is solving problems and improving care

Disruptive thinking. Invention. Mending what’s broken. Where would this world be today without entrepreneurs? Memphis is on the national map for entrepreneurism. We have business incubators and accelerators, music visionaries and artists in all forms. Memphis also cradles an increasing number of healthcare and medical-treatment innovators who are working to overcome today’s predicament that [...]

2019-03-20T13:20:02-06:00February 13th, 2019|

Once fragile babies born far too soon, the Glozier triplets are now thriving young adults thanks to the Regional One Health NICU

Every day is a chance to get better. This phrase sits on 18-year-old Abbie Glozier’s Facebook timeline, but it has much deeper meaning to her and her family than a simple social media post. Nearly two decades ago, Regional One Health’s NICU team welcomed first-born Abbie into the world. She weighed just a [...]

2019-03-06T10:45:14-06:00February 13th, 2019|

A spirit that won’t be crushed: Laura Spradlin is living her “hoop dreams” thanks to Regional One Health’s trauma specialists

The Ouachita Baptist University Tigers have on their women’s basketball roster a young Memphian who has defied dozens of odds. After a tough tryout that the coach was reluctant to even offer, the team accepted Laura Spradlin as a walk-on player. This was just two years after Laura and her parents didn’t even [...]

2019-02-18T08:24:09-06:00February 12th, 2019|

“Miracles will continue to be real:” Regional One Health Foundation Annual Report highlights donors’ positive impact

Everyone in our community deserves access to lifesaving medical care, and it is the Regional One Health Foundation’s mission to work with generous donors to pursue that goal. The Foundation advances healthcare excellence through philanthropy, with donations going to help Regional One Health access technology, training and resources to protect and enhance the health [...]

2019-02-18T08:23:28-06:00February 11th, 2019|

Regional One Health’s Ayotunde Dokun, MD joins national commission to improve care for diabetes-related diseases

Regional One Health Chief of Endocrine Service Ayotunde Dokun, MD, PhD, FACE, has been appointed to serve on a national commission on diabetes-related diseases, a reflection of the high-level work Regional One Health doctors are doing every day on behalf of the medical field. Regional One Health Chief of Endocrine Service Ayotunde Dokun, [...]

2019-01-31T14:39:19-06:00February 8th, 2019|

When Kayla Griggs had life-threatening complications from a C-section, Dr. Roberto Levi’s expertise and compassion made the difference

With three boys under age 5, Kayla and Devin Griggs have plenty of things they expect to worry about: skinned knees, saving for college, wondering if they’ll ever get a minute of quiet. They never expected to add a life-and-death health crisis to that list, but after a frightening experience, they’re thanking Regional One [...]

2019-02-01T09:07:58-06:00February 1st, 2019|
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