Our Adult Special Care Practice is being honored by the Shelby County Health Department with a 2020 Light of Hope Award. The award recognizes efforts to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in Shelby County. The Adult Special Care team is passionate about that mission. They provide the medical, social and emotional care their patients [...]
When Douglas Gordon first met Betty Joyce Elkins at Regional One Health, a struggle with addiction had brought him to a point where he wasn’t taking care of himself. “I’d lost jobs, lost friends, I was homeless, my family was saying, ‘We’re about done with you,’” Gordon said. “I was afraid I’d get so [...]
Since 2011, young professionals with a passion for the Mid-South have served as community advocates for Regional One Health, bringing new ideas and perspectives. This group of young volunteers began by hosting a series of informal social events to raise money for the hospital. This initiative grew and eventually led to the creation of Regional [...]
Johnson Auxiliary Director Barbara Bowling says volunteers, like those pictured above, are our everyday heroes. “Through their gift of time, talents and resources, volunteers promote and further the overall health and welfare of the entire community.” How it all began While attending a women’s health workshop that included a tour of the former City of [...]
Brandon’s eye-catching masterpiece is a 60-yard-long mural on the side of the Diversified Conveyors building at 960 S. Bellevue in South Memphis. The project was huge, and Brandon donated a portion of his time to make sure the mural would have the greatest possible impact. Volunteering his time is typical of this native Memphian. [...]
“Being told you’re HIV positive is life changing,” Mildred says. “From the moment I received that diagnosis, I ceased to see myself as myself. I became this virus and everything that was associated with it. I felt guilty; I felt ashamed; I felt like I was disgusting.” Mildred had just had a baby, who [...]
"Get Down" — Power Over HIV “Medical advances have progressed HIV/ AIDS from being a terminal disease to a chronic disease,” says Dr. John Norwood, an infectious diseases physician and medical director of the center. “Patients used to take multiple pills every day, but now they only have to take one, and it’s more [...]
“Being HIV-positive is no longer a death sentence,” says Gwen Reese. “There may not be a cure yet, but life-changing treatments are now available.” Gwen is director the of clinical services at the Adult Special Care Center at Regional One Health. The center strives to meet the medical and psychosocial needs of those living [...]
Mildred is thankful for the care and family she has received as a patient in our Adult Special Care Center. Mildred Richards has been a patient at Regional One Health’s Adult Special Care Center for 16 years, living proof that advances in HIV treatment are giving patients a new lease on life. [...]