September is Baby Safety Month, and Regional One Health is here to help educate new caregivers on how to keep their infant safe. Our Safe to Sleep initiative focuses on preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Doctors and nurses talk to parents about safe sleep spaces and positioning for their baby, and even model that [...]
Regional One Health offers one of the most robust lactation support programs in the region, with lactation specialists available on days, evenings and weekends to help new moms learn about breastfeeding. During National Breastfeeding Month, our team is reaching out to let families know that breastmilk provides the perfect nutrition for babies, and that we're [...]
When Aniesha Boatwright needed an emergency C-section at just 25 weeks pregnant, she knew Regional One Health was the right place to be for both her and her baby. Aniesha herself was a Regional One Health NICU baby, and she was confident her little girl would receive the best care possible from the caring [...]
Michelle Lewis, a cross-country truck driver, was driving through West Memphis when her water broke at just 24 weeks pregnant. She was taken to Regional One Health, and her daughter Ruby was born weighing just 1 pound, 12 ounces. Even though Michelle was far from home and her loved ones, she says she and Ruby [...]
Amanda Jemison was looking for personalized, supportive care along with the safety of a hospital birth for the birth of her daughter Elenore. She found the perfect combination at Regional One Health, which is the only hospital in Memphis where patients can give birth with the support of a Certified Nurse Midwife. Now adjusting to [...]
Regional One Health's Center for Innovation is helping evaluate a new product that aims to improve how nasogastric tubes are secured. Aspisafe Solutions is the newest participant in the center's Access Incubator program, and will test its NG Guard to see if it helps prevent dislodgements and pressure injuries associated with nasogastric tubes. It's [...]
Alisha Steele has spent 20 years as a NICU nurse at Regional One Health, touching the lives of countless Mid-South babies and families. Alisha can't imagine working anywhere else, and said she loves caring for her tiny patients. She encourages the community to support the NICU, noting families experience hardships when they have a baby [...]
Regional One Health's certified nurse midwives can help women of all ages live a healthier life. Their personalized, empowering style of care is ideal for everyone - young women seeking honest information and support, expectant moms who want a special birth experience and menopausal women who want to stay active and healthy. Our nurse [...]
Regional One Health's Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital provides medical care and rehabilitation therapy designed to help patients get back to normal life following a serious illness or injury. Cynda Bearden was a patient in the Rehabilitation Hospital after a serious car accident, and she says the care she received helped heal her body and soul. Cynda, [...]
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, and this year's theme is "Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support." Regional One Health's lactation team follows that motto every day by teaching expectant and new moms about breastfeeding and giving them the support and resources they need. Members of our lactation team are available to help with [...]