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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is accused of awarding more than $400 million to West Clinic and its physicians, a significant portion of in kickbacks, for business that netted the hospital $1.5 billion between 2012-2018.
In 2002, an AutoZone employee new to Memphis began running for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — and he’s never stopped.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was the first to make vaccination mandatory. It has not released the percentage of staff that complied.
Hospital system was given recordings, other evidence before U.S. filed motion to intervene, filing says.
Chris Cosby, who has more than 20 years of experience in health care administration, replaces Sally Deitch who left suddenly in July.
The UTHSC Health Hub is the first of what they hope will be a series of hubs in neighborhoods where access to medical care is low and chronic disease rates run high.
“People are starting to generate more and more data showing that, well, if you know much earlier, then you can make decisions that actually reduce costs,” Chester Brown said.
Tennessee has been under a governor-issued emergency declaration since pandemic began.
In Shelby County, 53.6% of the eligible population has received at least one vaccine dose, while 40.8% is fully vaccinated.
Prospero launched its home-based medical care services in January 2020.
The session will be broadcast on the hospital’s Facebook (@baptistonline) page and will stay there for viewers who tune in later. It also will be posted on the hospital’s website.
The university must notify all incoming residents and fellows and it may not start new programs until status improves.
The federal government is the primary source of research support for universities; the onus to vaccinate could threaten $750 million UT received in 2021 alone.
The majority of COVID-19 vaccination doses being given in Shelby County now are third doses, Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said Thursday.
Only 13% of its Black students graduate in six years, compared to 50% or more for other races.
Vaccinations will be provided at locations families trust, including schools, community-based sites, 25,000 doctors’ offices, plus dozens of children’s hospitals and thousands of pharmacies.
The treatment is for the homebound; it’s not a concierge service for the able.
Ceremony will be held at Belmont University in Nashville.
“This is my advice: Go get a full physical. Try to find out everything that is going on with you.”
Michael Ugwueke, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, received the CEO of Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association.
Low evaluations in graduate medical education programs underline need for better supervision, said Chancellor Dr. Steve Schwab.
The gifts build on projects West Cancer Foundation started in 2020 with the University of Memphis and UTHSC.
With a supercomputer, science will be able compare one person’s DNA against thousands of others in a matter of minutes.
Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is set to reopen to visitors. The problem is, the facility is not allowed to ask guests for proof of vaccination or a COVID negative test.
The Shelby County Health Department is giving Pfizer doses at its offices at 814 Jefferson.