Water woes shut down health facilities
Water problems have forced several Memphis area health care organizations to temporarily shut down.
Aisling Mäki
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December 2022
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Health Care Memphis clinic expands help for Tennesseans with gambling addictions
Tennesseans wagered $2 billion on sports events in 2021, and symptoms of gambling addiction are increasing across the state with the ubiquity of online sports gambling.
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Health Care Cerebral palsy clinic aids by ‘bringing everybody together’
The Center of Excellence for Cerebral Palsy Care and Research in Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital serves as a one-stop shop, with the only clinic of its kind in a more than 200-mile radius of Memphis.
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Health CareEight years after closure, Haywood County’s Hospital is back in business
Less than one hour north of Memphis, Haywood County Community Hospital has reopened, bucking a statewide trend of rural hospital closures that carved out a health care desert between Memphis and Jackson.
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Health CareMemphis impacted by shortage of antibiotics, children’s pain relievers
“I’ve been a retail pharmacist for 33 years and I’ve never seen a shortage of antibiotics until this year,” said the owner of a local pharmacy.
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Health Care CBU partners with Caribbean medical school to help fill provider shortage gap
Christian Brothers University is partnering with St. George’s University in the Caribbean to provide students with streamlined admissions to its School of Medicine in Grenada.
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Health Care Jim Gaffigan steps in to deliver Methodist luncheon’s keynote speech
After scheduled speaker George Lopez had to cancel due to COVID, comedian Jim Gaffigan spoke to Methodist Healthcare Foundation’s attendees of his family’s own medical crisis.
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Health Care BlueCross BlueShield hopes to land deal with Methodist by new year
BlueCross says Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare charges significantly higher rates than other facilities in the Memphis area, and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital charges the highest rates of any children’s hospital in the state.
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Health CareLocal Planned Parenthood to launch vasectomy program
The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi said the organization has seen an uptick in calls since the abortion ban.
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Health CareMethodist to continue gender-affirming surgeries
Methodist said some care providers voiced questions about patients receiving gender-affirming procedures at a facility affiliated with the hospital, prompting the pause to review practices. It did not say how long the pause would last.
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Health Care World AIDS Day observance focuses on disproportionate effects on Black community
Thursday’s observance included a World AIDS Day 2022 proclamation from Mayor Lee Harris and a balloon release to pay tribute to all who are living with HIV/AIDS and remember those who’ve died in the past year.
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Health Care Shelby County Health Department gets $14M, ‘game-changer’ grant from CDC
The funding is part of the CDC’s $3.2 billion investment in local and state awards to strengthen public health infrastructure across the nation.
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November 2022
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EducationSurge in pediatric flu reduces school attendance
Data from the Shelby County Health Department shows the percentage of ER visits for flu-like illnesses in November was nearly four times the number for the same period last year. Patients ages 5-24 were hardest hit.
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Health Care‘Full of everything I needed’ — orphaned scholar chooses Memphis
ALSAC’s Priya Tummalapalli once envisioned herself practicing international law abroad, but the sudden death of her mother put her on a different course, one firmly rooted in Memphis.
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Downtown Westy’s feeds Thanksgiving dinner to 1,450 Memphians in need
“This time of the year, I feel so good inside knowing I’ll get some clothes and something to eat, and I’ll leave full.”
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Health Care Baptist Rehab Hospital expands again to meet growing need
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital at 1240 S. Germantown Road will begin its second expansion in two years in April.
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Health CareRare 100% response rate a shot in the arm for cancer research
West Cancer Center & Research Institute recently completed a clinical trial that eliminated treated tumors in 12 weeks without adverse effects.
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Metro Survivor Day offers comfort for those affected by suicide
Memphians who have lost a loved one to suicide will gather on Saturday, Nov. 19, to find connection, gain understanding and share hope.
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Health Care New opioid treatment centers provide ‘safe space’ for recovery
Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation for death rate due to opioid use. Two new treatment centers have opened to increase treatment for Memphians suffering from opioid addiction.
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Health Care New college of osteopathic medicine could ease primary care shortage
“Starting a med school is a big deal. If it was easy, everybody would do it. It takes a lot of effort.”
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Health CareNavy 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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Health Care OrthoSouth stretches to Crosstown, Arlington and Atoka clinics
In 2019, OrthoMemphis, Tabor Orthopedics and the Memphis Orthopaedic Group rebranded as OrthoSouth.
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Education UTHSC holds its first investiture ceremony for chancellor
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.
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Education New program puts nurses into charter schools
And what those health care professionals have found is a staggering number of students overweight and suffering from stage 1 or 2 hypertension.
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Education UTHSC statewide tour kicks off in Memphis
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,
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