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The Memphis Anti-Hunger Conference offered local nonprofits an opportunity to learn more about how hunger impacts the region, hear from partners working to address food insecurity and find ways to partner with the goal of ending hunger in Memphis.
In May, Tennessee will stop accepting HIV prevention funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, stripping local nonprofits of dollars they rely on to serve high-risk populations.
During Michael Wiggins’ tenure, Le Bonheur opened its first pediatric inpatient unit in Jackson, Tennessee, began construction on a $95 million expansion in the Memphis Medical District, navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrated Le Bonheur’s 70th birthday.
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program has helped more than 9,000 children stay with family members — keeping them out of Tennessee’s foster care system, which has the highest rate of foster care instability in the country.
According to the 2021 Tennessee Diabetes Action Report, 13.8% of adults in the state have been diagnosed with diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes accounts for 90%-95% of Tennessee’s diagnosed cases.
Previous Communicator of the Year Award recipients include Liberty Bowl founder Bud Dudley, Cecil Humphreys, Linn Sitler, D’Army Bailey, Dr. Scott Morris, Fred Jones, Beverly Robertson, Otis Sanford, Penny Hardaway and Joe Birch.
“The opioid crisis affects every single person in Tennessee, even those who don’t have personal or family issues related to opioid misuse disorder.”
After actress Gilda Radner’s death, her husband, actor Gene Wilder, established Gilda’s Club in New York City to help people with cancer find support with their friends and family. On Wednesday, Methodist Cancer Institute opened the Memphis chapter.
St. Jude became the first fully integrated children’s hospital in the South, where Black and white patients were treated in the same room, dined together and shared bathroom facilities.
About a quarter of Tennessee’s children suffer from mental, emotional, developmental or behavioral disorders, according to the report.
According to the Shelby County Health Department, nearly 7,000 residents were living with HIV as of 2021, and the county ranks third nationally in incidence rates of new HIV cases.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s $13 billion campus expansion, the largest in its history, is progressing.
Over the past 13 years, PBC has grown from a small startup in Ireland to a company with offices in France and now Memphis, and partners in Germany, Sweden and Japan.
BlueCross and Methodist leaders are continuing negotiations toward an agreement that could restore access for members covered through employer and individually-purchased health plans.
All 4,000 square feet of the property is a woman-only space. For the safety of the woman served and that of the volunteers, men are not allowed on the property.
Over the next five years, the health department will use nearly $14 million in CDC funding to bolster its workforce and infrastructure.
Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to reject federal funding for HIV prevention is a “debilitating and destabilizing move for our organization,” said OUTMemphis’ executive director.
“Dr. Park brings a wealth of knowledge, deep experience and considerable talent to St. Jude.”
Marlo Thomas, St. Jude’s national outreach director and daughter of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, was in Memphis to cut the ribbon at the commons, which will officially open on Feb. 7.
The ambulances will be funded by nearly $1 million U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) secured through the congressional appropriations process.
The Memphis Dental Society and Shelby County Dental Society are partnering to host Mid-South Mission of Mercy at Bellevue Baptist Church.
Dr. Jason Vanatta has been named program director of the Methodist Transplant Institute in Memphis, which is known for broad success with liver, kidney and pancreas transplants.
Arkansas is the first state in the Southeast to allow qualified nurse practitioners practice independently, increasing access to health care in rural areas and alleviating pressure on Memphis area hospitals and clinics, which take in overflow.
In the fall, Shelby County experienced a rough and early flu season, fueled by decreased immunity, an early spike in respiratory illnesses and low vaccination rates.
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has the region’s primary level 1 pediatric trauma center, the only comprehensive pediatric cerebral palsy clinic within 200 miles and one of the largest pediatric surgical brain tumor programs.