Regional One Health will debut a Healthy Start program for women and infants this summer thanks to a $5 million federal grant. The program aims to provide expert medical care and community resources to help women, their babies, and their whole families improve their health and quality of life. Patients will be enrolled through [...]
Dr. John Schorge and his team in the Regional One Health OB/GYN Service are committed to addressing health care disparities in our community. They recently embarked on two successful initiatives to improve care for conditions that disproportionately impact Black women. Thanks to their efforts, more expectant moms are getting prompt care for preeclampsia and [...]
October has been established as Accreta Awareness Month to raise awareness about this potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy. Patients with accreta have their placenta attach too deeply so it cannot be expelled during childbirth, putting them at risk of severe bleeding. Fortunately, with expert care from a high-risk obstetrics specialist, new moms [...]
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 [...]
After Emily and Jordan Holdeman's daughter was born just shy of 28 weeks weighing a little over 2 pounds, they had to get used to life in the NICU. Fortunately, they say the doctors and nurses at Regional One Health's Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center surrounded them with both expert medical care and plenty [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tracey Edwards' daughter Ember was born at 27 weeks weighing just over 1 pound. Ember had a long fight ahead of her in the NICU...and with Tracey living 2 hours away, there were times she couldn't physically be at her daughter's side. It was a struggle, but Tracey got through it with support from [...]
Audrey Nicodemus was nervous about going through a high-risk pregnancy in the middle of a pandemic, but she found comfort and friendship from her medical team at Regional One Health. She said Dr. Molly Houser oversaw a plan of care that allowed her to give her new baby a healthy start. The exceptional 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, [...]