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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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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