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Regional One Health’s national leadership in health care innovation takes center stage at American Hospital Association forum

Regional One Health is emerging as a national leader in health care innovation, working with entrepreneurs to bring about a future with better patient outcomes and enhanced care delivery. President and CEO Reginald Coopwood, MD and Center for Innovation Director Alejandra Alvarez were among the featured speakers at last month’s American Hospital Association executive [...]

2019-06-17T13:10:31-06:00June 17th, 2019|

ONE Health’s holistic approach to patient care gains a boost from new grant, partnerships to address hunger

New partnerships are helping Regional One Health’s ONE Health complex care team achieve its mission of treating every individual not just as a patient seeking medical care but as a human being struggling with day-to-day needs. In May, United Healthcare awarded Regional One Health a $90,000 grant to launch a food pantry for patients [...]

2019-06-07T08:00:50-06:00June 12th, 2019|

Volunteer Spotlight: Melinda Sergeant lifts spirits in the Regional One Health NICU with love and empathy

The fact that Melinda Sergeant pours her heart into her volunteer work brings love and light to babies and nurses in Regional One Health’s NICU. It does the same for Melinda. “I walk through there, and it reminds me how precious life is, and how much people fight to live. At 20 weeks old, [...]

2019-06-10T14:18:28-06:00May 20th, 2019|

Regional One Health launches first Incubator Partnership in its Center for Innovation

Jason Troutner is a young man, but he has already been in a cast over 60 times due to multiple surgeries for clubfoot and injuries from competing as a gymnast. It’s a challenge, but Troutner is more than up to it: He’s a mechanical engineer and, even more importantly, the embodiment of the kind [...]

2019-05-07T14:16:53-06:00May 8th, 2019|

Father and daughter Mike and Morgan Embrey share a passion for nursing and the mission of Regional One Health

Mike Embrey is a retired police officer and now a trauma nurse, and with his son Kyle working as a cop in St. Louis and daughter Morgan as a NICU nurse, he gets asked all the time if he’s proud that both his children followed in his footsteps. But Mike and Morgan are quick [...]

2019-05-06T06:58:48-06:00May 6th, 2019|

March for Babies supports Regional One Health and March of Dimes as they improve maternal and infant health

Through the years, the partnership between Regional One Health and the March of Dimes has proven richly beneficial to both organizations – and, more importantly, to countless Mid-South families kept whole thanks to advancements in care for mothers and babies. March of Dimes Senior Development Manager Rosa Potts works closely with Regional One [...]

2019-04-26T09:28:28-06:00May 1st, 2019|

Regional One Health has helped make moms and babies healthier through a statewide effort – next, they’ll look to address opioid addiction

Regional One Health has helped a statewide organization tackle the biggest health threats facing moms and babies, from post-partum hemorrhage to weak lungs in premature newborns. Now, they’re looking to improve care for opioid-addicted women and their infants. The Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care, or TIPQC, uses the shared knowledge of medical professionals [...]

2019-04-17T09:53:29-06:00April 24th, 2019|

During Patient Experience Week, Regional One Health celebrates a system-wide commitment to compassionate, world-class care

April 22-26 is The Beryl Institute’s Patient Experience Week, and at Regional One Health, we celebrate the event as reminder that the individuals seeking healing within the walls of the health care system are the reason we exist. Everything starts and ends with showing patients compassion and care, said Sheena Freeman and Summer Hardy, [...]

2019-04-22T13:18:08-06:00April 22nd, 2019|

ONE Night Gala Provides Support to Regional One Health

Regional One Health Foundation hosted the ONE Night gala Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. This year's ONE Night gala, organized by co-chairs Suzana Lightman and Jennifer Hobson, was a successful evening of fun and philanthropy. The gala, which is the foundation’s largest annual fundraiser, welcomed approximately 900 [...]

2019-06-10T14:17:52-06:00April 18th, 2019|

“They’re typical boys:” the Duncan family relishes the joys of normal life thanks to high-tech medical science

Gail Duncan remembers the procedure that saved her babies as something out of a sci-fi movie. The scary news. The rush to surgery. The parade of men and women in white lab coats. The laser aimed at her abdomen. Gail and Jeff Duncan are loving every minute with 4-year-old twins Gunner and Garrett, [...]

2019-04-11T06:52:32-06:00April 12th, 2019|