Advancements made in the Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center contributed to a decrease in the number of very low birth weight babies, along with improved outcomes. The percent of babies with lung disease declined by 56 percent from 2006 to 2013. Regional One Health ranks among the top quartile of 1,500 NICUs worldwide. The percent [...]
Regional One Health employees, community members and representatives from the Greater Memphis Chamber celebrated the opening of Harbor of Health with a ribbon cutting on September 22, 2015. The community was invited to meet the providers and staff at the clinic, including nurse practitioners Tamika Bolden and Melody Breeden. Harbor of Health is located [...]
Congratulations to Sarah Colley, JD, MHA, PHR, senior vice president of human resources at Regional One Health, for being named Executive of the Year by SHRM-Memphis (Society for Human Resource Management). Sarah was presented with the award at SHRM-Memphis' inaugural Human Resource Excellence Award Ceremony on September 9. SHRM-Memphis consists of nearly 900 professional specialists, [...]
Even Minutes Matter It’s important for the NICU to collaborate with the High-Risk Obstetrics program to determine the right moment to deliver the baby. “We know that the interval between 25 and 28 weeks is crucially important for these small babies,” Dr. Mari says. “For each week that we can keep the baby in [...]
Where no expectant mother wants to find out that there are high-risk complications with her pregnancy, over 1,300 premature or critically ill newborns are treated every year at Regional One Health, some entering the world weighing less than one pound. When Jennifer and Ashton Hall first learned they were expecting rare identical triplets, they [...]
Home to the High-Risk Obstetrics Program, multiple births are not uncommon at Regional Medical Center. But quadruplets? That's a little more rare. In the last two years, staff at Regional Medical Center has delivered one set of quadruplets, compared to five triplets and 150 twins. Erica Moering was surprised when she learned she was [...]
Regional One Health nurses make significant contributions to safety, quality of care, and patient experience every day. The Excellence in Nursing report highlights some of the recent contributions that have been made by the nurses of Regional One Health. The report is an opportunity to share stories about how we put our clinical and professional expertise [...]
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 [...]
Regional One Health was recently recognized as a Champion of the Week by CHAMPS (Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices), a breastfeeding-focused initiative geared toward improving maternal and child health outcomes through the promotion of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative practices. Regional One Health is one of the largest hospitals currently enrolled in the CHAMPS Initiative working to [...]
Recognizing the need to provide convenient primary care services to the downtown community, Regional One Health has opened Harbor of Health. “We have opened Harbor of Health with a new framework for service delivery,” said Susan Cooper, senior vice president of ambulatory services at Regional One Health. “From the personalities and expertise of the [...]