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Navy vet leads Memphis VA System from centennial year into the next century of care
Navy veteran Joseph Vaughan moved to Memphis during the pandemic to lead one of the nation’s most complex veterans’ hospital systems.
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Navy veteran Joseph Vaughan moved to Memphis during the pandemic to lead one of the nation’s most complex veterans’ hospital systems.
In 2019, OrthoMemphis, Tabor Orthopedics and the Memphis Orthopaedic Group rebranded as OrthoSouth.
The new chancellor’s goals include creating a diverse workforce, increasing UTHSC’s clinical workforce statewide, working with other UT campuses to build pipelines and improving the health of Tennesseeans.
And what those health care professionals have found is a staggering number of students overweight and suffering from stage 1 or 2 hypertension.
During this week’s tour, university officials will discuss the values that shape the culture of the University of Tennessee system as well as the university’s increased focus on rural health care,
The program will award grants to expand patient capacity, upgrade practices and technology, and improve access to health care services.
As the hospital’s six-year, multi-billion dollar expansion gets underway, 500 office employees have moved into 150 Peabody Place. And area shops and restaurants are mighty glad to see them.
Baptist Arlington Emergency Department — West Tennessee’s first freestanding emergency department — will increase access to health care for residents of northeast Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Haywood counties while providing new jobs for local residents.
The largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County plans to break ground in March on the 55,000-square-foot crisis center.
Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients.
Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.
Regional One responded to a resolution approved this week by the Memphis City Council that urges the Shelby County Commission to persuade the hospital to allow the intervention program’s counselors access to the hospital and victims of violent crime.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has joined The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fight childhood cancer.
Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science.”
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 275,000 additional nurses will be needed through 2030.
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics continues to expand its footprint in the Mid-South with the opening of its newest location in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
Outside Planned Parenthood’s Memphis Health Center, supporters joined Francie Hunt on the first leg of her 538-mile trek across Tennessee to protest the state’s abortion ban.
During its 20 years, more than 687,000 patients have visited The Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry, and 10,000 have received for free or assisted eye health and vision care made possible through private grants and donations.
A new report shows the Greater Memphis area’s medical device industry, which has a nearly $4.1 billion yearly impact on the local economy, added nearly 2,000 jobs and grew its economic output by $1.4 billion since 2015.
Come November, Regional One will have the only burn center in a 400-mile radius that’s certified by the American Burn Association.
Fisher House, on the campus of the Memphis VA Medical Center, will provide no-cost accommodations for 16 families or veteran caregivers. The $9 million project is expected to open next fall.
Jani Rad moved here for a career at the intersection of public health and urban planning. Four years later, she’s hosting a podcast, finding community and feeling at home.
During “LIVE with Kelly and Ryan” Tuesday, Sept. 13, media personality Ryan Seacrest announced that his foundation is investing in a broadcast media center at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
One started out as an automotive service manager. The other was a zookeeper. Now, they are nurses, filling gaps in a national shortage.
Dr. James D. Eason’s sudden departure last month from the institute that bears his name leaves patients and their families concerned about how their care will be affected.