Pregnant trucker makes a special delivery
When Michelle Lewis’ water broke at Walmart Supercenter in West Memphis, she was taken to Regional One. “I’m lucky I ended up in Memphis,” said the new mom who’s often driving “in the middle of nowhere.”
Topic: Regional One Health
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April 2023
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MPD officer shot, suspect barricaded in apartment
At 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, officers with the Memphis Police Department attempted the warrant pickup in the 2800 block of Vayu Drive.
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Harris, Wright pitch Regional One rebuild financing
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris takes a proposal to the County Commission next week to fund the county’s share of the $700-million capital project. Commissioner Mick Wright says he hopes that can be coupled with a property tax reduction.
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March 2023
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Regional One, new schools plans face critical moment at county commission
A majority of the commission could greenlight a restructuring of the proposed capital budget County Mayor Lee Harris takes to the commission in April.
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County commissioners hesitant about Regional One ‘go forward’ resolution
During its committee sessions, the Shelby County Commission sent the resolution to come up with a $350 million county funding plan for a Regional One campus rebuild to a March 20 vote without a recommendation.
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February 2023
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris using local office to focus on national issues
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks on “Behind The Headlines” about his renewed second-term focus on national issues and his willingness to cross jurisdictional and political boundaries.
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January 2023
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Memphis Hospitals: 2022 Year in Review
Billions of dollars in expansions and renovations are planned for several local hospitals in 2023.
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December 2022
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New Arlington Baptist facility opens next month
After delays in state approval and construction of more than a year, Baptist Memorial Health Care will soon open its new emergency department in Arlington.
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October 2022
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Regional One cites patient privacy concerns in city’s violence intervention program
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.
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Council wants Regional One to allow access to violence intervention group
A nonbinding resolution asks the Shelby County Commission, which funds the county-owned hospital, to pressure the hospital to allow counselors to approach crime victims.
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Group Violence Intervention Program updates City Council on progress
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September 2022
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Regional One braces for more patients as Mississippi’s only burn center closes
Come November, Regional One will have the only burn center in a 400-mile radius that’s certified by the American Burn Association.
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Public health analyst and podcaster Jani Rad brings vitality to health equity
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.
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County Commission Scorecard: Funding Regional One and an ouster move
The Commission Scorecard tracks a trio of important decisions made at the end of the term of the commission that left office at the end of August. All three could be on the plate of the new commission.
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Caribbean medical school grads return home to serve Memphis
With large numbers of candidates vying for a small number of spots in U.S. medical schools, some Memphians are earning their medical degrees in the Caribbean.
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August 2022
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County votes to set up committee to tackle new Regional One Health center funding
The next move for county funding toward a new Regional One Health center in the Medical District is an appointed committee to come up with recommendations on what is likely to be some kind of bond financing.
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Five County Commissioners attend last meeting after hitting term limit
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Shelby County Commission closes 4-year term of office with Monday meeting
Six of the 13 commissioners are ending their time on the legislative body with Monday’s session. The commission also takes a vote that sets in motion $350 million in funding over several years for a new Regional One Health center.
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County Commission Scorecard: End-of-term goals
The Shelby County Commission votes on the problems in the County Clerk’s office, a $350 million commitment to rebuilding Regional One Health and the return of pay raises and bonuses for a consecutive year in county government.
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$750M project would replace all but one tower at aging Regional One center
The capital initiative would entail replacing the aging hospital with a contemporary facility, but the financing for the project drew concerns from Shelby County Commissioners yesterday.
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COVID survivor returns to Regional One with hugs, thanks for saving his life
Nesbit, Mississippi resident John Butler, who did not have a gym membership before, now goes every day, part of what may be his lifelong work to rebuild the 85% muscle mass he lost in his arms and chest.
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July 2022
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Departing commissioner hopes for $750M to replace aging hospital
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner said Regional One Health saved his life following a horrific car wreck. Before he terms out, he hopes to see progress in the ambitious plan to replace the aging hospital buildings.
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County Commission Scorecard: The elusive final decision; balancing schools with Regional One
The Commission Scorecard looks at a series of votes on a longer discussion about finding enough capital funding over several years for new schools construction as well as Regional One Health.
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June 2022
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Regional One plans $750 million project of ‘most critical part of’ hospital
And with almost half of Shelby County Commissioners leaving office in two months, they have a firm deadline to find $350 million in funding, their share of the project’s funding, for the county-owned hospital. The Commission also has ambitious plans to revamp the county’s MWBE program.
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County Commission caught between capital funding for schools or Regional One
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County Commission caught between capital funding for schools or Regional One
At one point Shelby County commissioners forgot they had allocated capital funding to the county’s seven public school systems as they debate how to fund $350 million ask by Regional One.
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May 2022
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Regional One uses technology to ease separation pain for new mothers
Manila, Arkansas mother Tracey Edwards, uses NICVIEW app to see her daughter, who is two hours away at Regional One in Memphis.
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December 2021
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Movers & Shakers
Memphis-based General Contractor, RKA Construction, recently named Bradley Wilford as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
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