St. Jude-Methodist partnership aids pediatric patients’ transition to adult sickle cell care
“We educate them about medical resources available in the area, including the nearest hospital should they get sick,” said Rana Cooper, a nurse practitioner at the Methodist Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“We have transition tours where they meet the practitioners, social workers and all the ancillary staff and learn more about the clinic before they transition.”
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Sickle Cell Disease St Jude Children's Research Hospital Methodist University Hospital TelehealthAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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