Fall Prevention Tips
Regional One Health is celebrating Fall Prevention Awareness Day on September 22, the first day of fall, to raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults. The National Council on Aging designated this year’s theme as Ready, Steady, Balance: Prevent Falls in 2016. Regional One Health works with area senior centers providing education about fall prevention and motivating them to change risk taking behaviors. Falls are the second major cause of injury in our community, and the Elvis [...]
CEO named to Becker’s Hospital Review list
Congratulations to Dr. Reginald Coopwood, president and CEO of Regional One Health, for being named on Becker's Hospital Review's 2016 edition of its list of 110 Physician Leaders to Know. The list includes presidents and CEOs of hospitals and health systems who also hold medical degrees. All recipients have demonstrated outstanding leadership and clinical expertise throughout their careers, leading initiatives to improve their individual organizations and the healthcare of the communities they serve. Dr. Coopwood joined Regional One [...]
Fletchall Wins Provider of the Year
Sandra Fletchall, our burn rehabilitation manager, received the Provider of the Year Award at this year's Memphis Business Journal Health Care Hero Awards. Health care professionals know how difficult recovering from severe burns can be. Helping patients through both the physical pain and emotional scarring that often accompanies the long rehabilitation process for a burn victim is the core of Sandra Fletchall’s work as the manager of Burn Rehabilitation at the Firefighters Burn Center at Regional One [...]
Golf tournament to benefit Burn Center
The Memphis Fire Fighters Association Foundation is hosting the 2016 Charity Golf Classic on Monday, September 19, 2016, benefiting Firefighters Burn Center at Regional One Health. This year’s event will be at Stonebridge Golf Club in Lakeland. The format is a 4-person scramble with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. A dinner will follow the tournament. Contact Thomas Malone, tournament director, at 901-386-3129 or at [email protected] with questions. Download the tournament registration form here. Learn more [...]
Free smoking cessation program beginning August 10
Regional One Health is offering a free smoking cessation program to the community in partnership with the American Lung Association. The program, Freedom From Smoking®, is a seven-week program with proven results. Freedom From Smoking® has been successfully turning smokers into non-smokers for the past 30 years. By helping smokers develop a plan of action leading to their quit day and providing the support needed to remain smoke-free, the program maximizes chances of success. [...]
Free webinars for caregivers of traumatic brain injury survivors
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and the Traumatic Brain Injury Service at Regional One Health is offering two free webinars this month that are beneficial for caregivers and family members of traumatic brain injury survivors. Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 2 to 3 p.m. - How to Select the Right Apps and Use Strategies Consistently Ms. Michelle Wild, MA, will pose four questions to ask when deciding which apps to download, [...]
Yellow Dot program to help seniors in accidents
The Tennessee Yellow DOT Program is designed to provide first responders with an individual’s medical information in the event of an emergency on the road. The information can mean the difference between life and death in the “golden hour” immediately following a serious incident. As part of a focus on community outreach and injury prevention for seniors (55+), the Traumatic Brain Injury Service at Regional One Health is offering Tennessee Yellow DOT in this [...]
Congratulations to Regional One Health’s Top Docs
Memphis Magazine just released their annual Top Doctors edition, and thirteen physicians who practice at Regional One Health were among the honorees. Regional One Health is proud to be partners with the top doctors in the Mid-South, together providing compassionate care and exceptional services to our community. Honorees this year include: Patricia Adams-Graves, MD – Hematology James E. Bailey, MD – Internal Medicine Laura Detti, MD – Reproductive Endocrinology Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy, MD – Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine [...]
Regional One Health earns Fit-Friendly Worksite honor
Regional One Health has been recognized as a Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for the fourth year in a row. The designation was upgraded from “Gold” to “Platinum Level” for 2016 based on the demonstration of a positive return on the employee wellness investment within the past year. “Workplace health continues to be an important way to improve the well-being and engagement of employees, and Regional One Health is a leader in [...]
Welcome Lisa Schafer, CNO
Lisa Cox Schafer, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, has joined the Regional One Health family as senior vice president and chief nursing officer. In this role, Schafer leads patient care services throughout the system including inpatient, outpatient and emergency nursing, as well as pharmacy, respiratory and dialysis services. Schafer has worked in nursing management and leadership roles for more than 30 years in academic medical centers and community hospitals. Most recently, Schafer served as the vice [...]