Reginald Coopwood, M.D., President and CEO of Regional One Health, was recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as one of their "100 Physician Leaders to Know in 2015." The list of physician leaders features hospital and health system presidents and CEOs who also hold medical degrees. Leaders were selected for this list based on editorial judgment and [...]
Donor Spotlight: Ellen and Captain Henry Nixon When Ellen Nixon toured Regional One Health, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is one of the places she remembered most. “The babies were so tiny and helpless,” she says, “and the incredible work they do in the NICU at Regional One Health has saved countless lives, [...]
Dr. Mari Demonstrates New Technology That Gives Twins the Gift of Life Excitement about choosing nursery colors and the perfect names can too quickly turn into a nightmare for expectant mothers who are pregnant with identical twins. Nearly 15 percent of identical twins will develop Twin-to- Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) in the womb — [...]
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Service at Regional One Health is hosting a free Caregiver's Workshop on Friday, October 9. TBI doesn't just happen to the patient; it happens to the entire family. Individuals who care for survivors of TBI best care for others when they themselves are nurtured. It is important for the caregivers [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]