Volunteer Spotlight: Melinda Sergeant lifts spirits in the Regional One Health NICU with love and empathy
The fact that Melinda Sergeant pours her heart into her volunteer work brings love and light to babies and nurses in Regional One Health’s NICU. It does the same for Melinda. “I walk through there, and it reminds me how precious life is, and how much people fight to live. At 20 weeks old, these babies fight for life,” she said. “It tugs at my heart.” Melinda Sergeant, shown here with sons Nicholas [...]
Regional One Health launches first Incubator Partnership in its Center for Innovation
Jason Troutner is a young man, but he has already been in a cast over 60 times due to multiple surgeries for clubfoot and injuries from competing as a gymnast. It’s a challenge, but Troutner is more than up to it: He’s a mechanical engineer and, even more importantly, the embodiment of the kind of indomitable spirit that can change the world. He’s starting by creating Cast21, the company behind a new orthopedic device [...]
Father and daughter Mike and Morgan Embrey share a passion for nursing and the mission of Regional One Health
Mike Embrey is a retired police officer and now a trauma nurse, and with his son Kyle working as a cop in St. Louis and daughter Morgan as a NICU nurse, he gets asked all the time if he’s proud that both his children followed in his footsteps. But Mike and Morgan are quick to set the record straight. “He followed in mine!” Morgan laughs, and her dad readily agrees. Mike said his daughter’s [...]
How can therapy help you regain independence after a stroke?
Taking a comprehensive approach to therapy, with physical, occupational and speech therapy, leads to a quicker recovery and better quality of life after a stroke. Ambrosia Scott, DPT, LAT, CCI, Outpatient Rehabilitation Manager explains how Regional One Health integrates all three.
March for Babies supports Regional One Health and March of Dimes as they improve maternal and infant health
Through the years, the partnership between Regional One Health and the March of Dimes has proven richly beneficial to both organizations – and, more importantly, to countless Mid-South families kept whole thanks to advancements in care for mothers and babies. March of Dimes Senior Development Manager Rosa Potts works closely with Regional One Health to support mothers and babies. On Saturday, representatives of all of those groups will gather at Shelby Farms [...]
Regional One Health has helped make moms and babies healthier through a statewide effort – next, they’ll look to address opioid addiction
Regional One Health has helped a statewide organization tackle the biggest health threats facing moms and babies, from post-partum hemorrhage to weak lungs in premature newborns. Now, they’re looking to improve care for opioid-addicted women and their infants. The Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care, or TIPQC, uses the shared knowledge of medical professionals to develop projects that improve care statewide. "That's why we work so hard on these projects - because we're [...]
During Patient Experience Week, Regional One Health celebrates a system-wide commitment to compassionate, world-class 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, who lead Regional One Health’s patient relations department. That means exemplifying premier behaviors, a code of conduct aimed at ensuring [...]
Sugar substitutes may sound like a sweet option, but they can actually hamper weight loss
By Theresa Woodard, MD, internal medicine practitioner at Harbor of Health The temptation to use artificial sweeteners is easy to understand: They have way fewer calories than sugar – in some cases zero calories – but still sweeten everything from your morning coffee to the baked goods, yogurts, diet sodas, etc. you buy at the store. Dr. Theresa Woodard at Harbor of Health encourages patients to find healthier alternatives to artificial sweeteners. [...]
ONE Night Gala Provides Support to Regional One Health
Regional One Health Foundation hosted the ONE Night gala Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. This year's ONE Night gala, organized by co-chairs Suzana Lightman and Jennifer Hobson, was a successful evening of fun and philanthropy. The gala, which is the foundation’s largest annual fundraiser, welcomed approximately 900 guests to a sold out evening of fun and philanthropy. Along with enjoying a gourmet dinner and unforgettable performances by [...]
Regional One Health is empowering patients in an underserved Memphis neighborhood to take charge of their well-being
In underserved neighborhoods across America, accessing health care can be an insurmountable challenge, compounding chronic conditions as patients put off doctor visits and skip medications. Regional One Health is taking the lead in addressing that reality in South Memphis, and patients are benefiting from not only convenient access to providers and medications, but relationships that put them in the driver’s seat of improving their own health. Regional One Health hosted an open house [...]