During the COVID-19 pandemic, our clinical nutrition team has been tasked with preparing meals that will help COVID-19 patients heal. They've also worked throughout the health care system to provide patients with a healthy diet and a sense of normal. Through it all, they've risen to the challenge of providing not only nutritional support, [...]
There's new hope for patients with hand tremor thanks to Focused Ultrasound, a procedure done with no incision and no hospital stay at our East Campus. It's designed for patients age 22 and over who have a diagnosis of essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease, and whose condition has not responded to medication. Patients [...]
As Regional One Health frontline providers receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, they're talking about why it is important to them to take this step. Our team members say they see the vaccine as another tool to protect themselves and their families and allow them to continue to be there for patients. They encourage others to [...]
Dr. Ram Velamuri has been named the new medical director of our Firefighters Burn Center. The burn center serves patients from throughout the Mid-South, and is the only one in the region that is verified by the American Burn Association and American College of Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Velamuri brings exceptional skill and experience to [...]
Focused Ultrasound is a new procedure available at our East Campus that treats hand tremor with no incision and no hospital stay. Neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron Bond uses sound waves directed by MR imaging to treat the portion of the brain responsible for tremor. Most patients go home the same day and experience immediate, lasting [...]