Chamber helping to open new primary care clinics in YMCAs
The YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South and the Greater Memphis Chamber are teaming up with a Florida-based company to open clinics at local Ys starting in 2024.
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August 2023
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Education UTHSC College of Nursing adds partner schools to address workforce shortage
To address the nationwide nursing shortage and increase diversity in the nursing profession, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has doubled its number of partner schools in the region.
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BusinessMemphis’ oldest dry cleaner installs automated kiosks
Drake Cleaners soft-launched a new self-serve kiosk system with a touch screen and deposit box that allows customers to drop off their garments in under two minutes.
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East Memphis Sanctuary for women who live on Memphis streets faces closure
The Lisieux Community’s drop-in center, which offers hot showers, warm meals, clean clothes and a safe place for rest for a while, is at risk of closing its doors after a series of costly repairs.
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Health Care St. Jude seeks 4,000 volunteers for marathon weekend
The St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the largest single day fundraiser for the hospital.
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Health Care TennCare offers new breastfeeding benefits
TennCare officials say the new lactation benefits are funded by shared savings from the state’s Medicaid waiver agreement with the federal government.
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Health Care Shelby County reports this year’s first human case of West Nile virus in Tennessee
Most cases of West Nile virus, which is spread by infected mosquitos, cause no symptoms and go undetected. But it can cause serious illness and death.
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Health Care Saint Francis names new CEO
Saint Francis Healthcare has named Scott Smith as CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and market CEO for Tenet Healthcare’s Memphis market, which includes Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.
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July 2023
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Health Care Baptist Medical Group to close three clinics
Baptist Medical Group plans to close its minor medical centers in East Memphis, Bartlett and Olive Branch. The Cordova location will remain open.
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Health Care Making sure all Tennesseans eligible for food assistance get it
Fewer than half of eligible Tennesseans are participating in WIC, a federal nutrition program that serves low-income children and pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women.
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Health Care UTHSC, Baptist act to fill need for nurses in operating room
The Operating Room Scholars program’s nursing students will receive some tuition support from Baptist Memorial Health Care and agree to work for Baptist for two years following graduation.
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Food NewsPrimas Bakery + Boutique finds bigger home off Poplar corridor
The new location at 734 Mt. Moriah Road is across from Gus’s Fried Chicken and along the same stretch as The Urban Gardener, Gibson’s Donuts and Garibaldi’s Pizza.
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Education Health Department gears up to vaccinate students before school starts
With the start of a new school year less than two weeks away, Shelby County Health Department and partners will host a number of free clinics to get local families up to speed on required childhood immunizations.
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Health Care Some barbershops put heart into clients’ wellbeing
Customers may come in for a basic haircut and leave with a free blood pressure check. Methodist Hospital North’s partnership with area barbers brings care to men most at risk of hypertension.
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Health Care Clinic brings health care on-site for seniors
The new facility, which provides primary care for low-income senior residents at College Park in South Memphis, is the first on-site clinic at a Memphis Housing Authority community.
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BusinessLongtime ad agency enters new era
The agency was established in 1952, and in 1991 acquired John Malmo Advertising. Ten years later, the Archer family sold Archer Malmo to its executives, and last year they sold it to the employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
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Health Care New state law aims to add doula services to TennCare
About half of all the mothers and babies born in Tennessee are covered by TennCare, so the change could make a substantial difference.
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Metro What July Fourth can mean for pets
“Common cases we typically encounter during this time include dogs with extreme anxiety leading to various complications such as stress colitis, gastrointestinal issues caused by ingesting toxic foods or foreign objects, and unfortunately, firework-related injuries.”
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Health CareConcern grows as Memphis cancer centers face chemo drug shortages
“Treatments are being skipped and delayed, doses are being reduced, treatment plans are being changed, and sequences of usual treatment are being altered,” said Dr. Sylvia Richey, chief medical officer at West Cancer Center & Research Institute.
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June 2023
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Education Trustees approve tuition hike, capital funding for UTHSC
In-state undergraduate students at UTHSC, the largest educator of health care professionals in the state, can expect a 1.5% hike in tuition and mandatory fees and a 2% to 5% increase in housing, dining and parking fees.
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Health Care Baptist Health Sciences University names new president
Hampton Hopkins most recently served as president of Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte, where he planned a relocation for the college and a $4.5 million renovation.
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Health Care Renovated Methodist center is a ‘one-stop-shop for breast cancer patients’
The 18,000-square-foot center’s redesign — its first since its inception 20 years ago — focuses on patient comfort, convenience and added privacy.
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Business AutoZone announces new CEO as 18-year vet steps down
Philip B. Daniele III, 54, AutoZone’s executive vice president of merchandising, marketing and supply chain, will take over as president and CEO in January.
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Health Care Mid-South’s largest OB-GYN expands with larger Southaven location
Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association assists patients from puberty to menopause and beyond, offering prenatal, maternity and diagnostic services.
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Health Care Hope grows for pancreatic cancer patients
Pancreatic cancer affects Black Americans at a rate higher than that of any other population.
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