Safety First This Fourth of July
Firefighters Burn Center Urges Safety Summer is a time of vacations, cookouts, picnics and, of course, the Fourth of July. However, summertime also brings an increase in fires and injuries. Cooking out and using fireworks are part of many individuals’ fun holiday celebrations, but both can lead to injury. Fireworks were involved in an estimated 8,700 injuries treated in hospitals in the United States in 2012, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]
Employees Support March of Dimes
Employees Giving Back: March for Babies With approximately 1,500 babies being treated in the Newborn Center annually, many of which are born premature and underweight, the March of Dimes is an organization near and dear to the hearts of many at Regional One Health. Our employees donated money for the cause, bought t-shirts in support of the walk, and showed up to walk with the Regional One Health team. All of these efforts lead [...]
Regional One Health Enjoys Job Growth in 2014
Regional One Health has grown services and workforce in the past year. This strong job growth was recognized in a recent issue of High Ground. Click here to read the story on new hires and workforce growth. For information on how to join our team, click here.
Elvis Presley Trauma Center Receives Star of Life Award
When a patient comes into the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, a team of healthcare professionals are ready and waiting for that arrival. But what if a patient is trapped in a vehicle and unable to be extricated? What if trauma care needed to begin at the scene? That was the situation when a call came in to the trauma center in March. The trauma team quickly jumped into action, and the heroic efforts of [...]
Regional One Health Honored for Midwife Program
Regional One Health and Hollywood Primary Care were recently honored with a Better Options in Birth Award. The award, presented by statewide coalition Healthy and Free Tennessee, honors healthcare providers who are striving to offer more evidence-based and woman-centered options to expectant mothers. Honorees include those who have expanded the options available to expectant Tennesseans by providing access to certified nurse midwives (CNMs) in hospitals and birthing centers. Regional One Health was honored with [...]
Employees Participate in Neighborhood Clean Up
Regional One Health's employee volunteer group, the Difference Makers, often donate their free time to charitable events in our community. Recently, a group of Regional One Health employees took part in the Trash Flash Mob organized by the Memphis Medical Center to clean up the medical center area. The employees gave up their lunch time to volunteer for this event to pick up trash around the hospital, including Health Science Park. [...]
Employee Giving Campaign
Regional One Health Celebrates All for One Attitude Regional One Health employees are always eager to give back. This giving spirit was celebrated on May 30th where employees were honored for their contributions to the annual Employee Giving Campaign. Thanks to the generous support of the Regional One Health family, the Regional One Health Foundation raised $137,000 during the month-long campaign to help advance medical excellence at the health system for the future of [...]
Regional One Health Announces New Vice Presidents
Regional One Health announces two new members who have joined the health system’s leadership team in the positions of Vice President of Quality and Vice President of Information Technology. Betty Nelson, PhD, RN, has joined Regional One Health as Vice President of Quality. She comes to Regional One Health from Philadelphia, where she has focused her career on optimizing healthcare outcomes through performance excellence. As Vice President of Quality, her focus is on supporting [...]
Coopwood Represents American Hospital Association in Washington
On May 21,2014, Reginald Coopwood, M.D., President and CEO of Regional One Health, testified before the Health Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives on “Keeping the Promise: Site-of-Service Medicare Payment Reforms.” Dr. Coopwood testified on behalf of the American Hospital Association (AHA) encouraging Congress to reject site-neutral payment policies for hospital outpatient departments. Read his full testimony here.
Nurse Manager Profiled in Memphis Medical News
Kelley Smith, Nurse Manager in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Regional Medical Center, was profiled in the May 2014 issue of Memphis Medical News. The publication typically profiles a physician each month but is spotlighting a nurse this month in honor of Nurse's Week. Click here to read the full article in Memphis Medical News.