Church Health sees growth with new Crosstown eye clinic
The new eye clinic was dedicated in honor of Dr. Chris Fleming, a longtime Memphis ophthalmologist who was Church Health’s first volunteer eye doctor more than 35 years ago.
Topic: Dr. Scott Morris
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November 2024
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August 2024
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UTHSC honors Church Health’s Scott Morris for service to Memphis
Morris recently stepped down as CEO of Church Health, the nonprofit he founded 36 years ago to provide affordable health care for uninsured and underserved Memphians.
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May 2024
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Exclusive: Scott Morris will step down as Church Health CEO, successor named
Dr. Scott Morris, a physician and Methodist minister, will step down as CEO of Church Health, the clinic he founded in 1987 that is today the largest faith-based, privately funded health clinic in the United States.
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March 2024
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Work begins on playscape at Crosstown Concourse
The kids’ area that is more wheelchair-friendly than a traditional playground is an expansion of The Well, Church Health’s wellness program for children.
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February 2024
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Pat Halloran, the man who made the Orpheum a Broadway stop, dies
“He was a doer of doers. And he just got things done, and he did it with an amazing amount of personality,” said Kevin Kane, president and CEO of Memphis Tourism.
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June 2023
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Christ Church votes to join Global Methodist Church
Global Methodist Church is a group of former United Methodist Church congregations created on May 1, 2022, to give splintering churches a denomination with Methodist connectionalism.
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September 2022
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Morris: We are made to work
This Labor Day, consider how work helps bring you closer to those things you value the most, whether that is God, family or something else.
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Morris: Church Health continues to reflect the good in Memphis
Thirty-five years ago, on Sept. 1, 1987, Church Health opened for the first time and cared for 12 people. In the ensuing years, more than 80,000 different individuals have come through our doors seeking help.
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Church Health sees changes to Memphis, world in its waiting room
When Church Health first offered services on Sept. 1, 1987, it operated out of a single Midtown bungalow. It now serves more than 60,000 patients and occupies a massive space in Crosstown Concourse.
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Morris: Church Health continues to reflect the good in Memphis
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May 2022
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Memphis business leader and philanthropist Larry Papasan dies
Papasan served as president of MLGW and Smith & Nephew’s Ortho Division and served on the boards of numerous local organizations.
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August 2021
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Harris hopes Downing’s letter on masking inspires ‘other insiders’
“All our leaders around the state and region understand the connection between rising case counts and bans on masking,” mayor says.
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Nurse practitioners fight supervisory restrictions, say they could treat more patients
In 24 states, nurse practitioners are allowed to practice independently, without supervision by physicians. During the pandemic, 15 other states loosened restrictions to give them more autonomy.
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Severe pediatric COVID cases on the rise
Shelby County had 1,051 active pediatric cases as of Tuesday, Aug. 3. The largest contingent is among 15- to 17-year-olds, who account for more than a fifth of cases.
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June 2021
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As COVID-19 pandemic eases, a host of medical challenges remain
Many Americans saw pre-existing health conditions worsen during the pandemic. Medical appointments were delayed or canceled. And vaccination resistance remains.
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Former Baptist chief Maury Bronstein dies at 95
Dr. Maury Bronstein, a retired physician and former chief of staff at Baptist Medical Center, died Monday at age 95.
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April 2021
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Average age of those hospitalized for COVID falls dramatically
Most people currently hospitalized for coronavirus in Memphis are 30-55 years old and many have no underlying health conditions — a big shift from late March when the average patient’s age was mid-70s.
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February 2021
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Opinion: Explore Memphis as a pilgrim, not a tourist
Once we have gotten to know the people who have called Memphis home through the good and the bad, we can start to understand this place we inhabit together.
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October 2020
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Opinion: Some resolutions to support kindness
“When I overhear political conversations with which I disagree, I catch myself with unkind thoughts. I wonder how people can think like that... Then I realize my own thoughts reflect the reality I am condemning.”
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September 2020
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Christ Community Health Services builds on legacy
Visionaries who started the health clinic imagined it as a way to change life in South Memphis; 25 years ago, ZIP code 38109 had the most health concerns, and the fewest doctors.
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Opinion: While life has slowed down, let the written word take you to new places
I started thinking about the books that have influenced my life most. Each of these books, at one point in my life, altered my thinking or changed my behavior in a meaningful way.
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July 2020
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Giving Day holds much power for Church Health this year
Church Health has added paid physicians to cover the load of the recently unemployed, plus spending thousands of dollars a month on PPE.
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June 2020
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Doctors here waiting for proof of dexamethasone power
Dexamethasone is a commonly used steriod, widely available and inexpensive. It shows promise of being a big breakthrough for the sickest patients, including people on ventilators.
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Oppose racism, one ‘wondrous being’ at a time
We talk about “the homeless,” “the immigrants,” “the poor.” These are categories that are different from how we see ourselves. It allows us to remain in power.
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May 2020
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Church Health CEO: A health care crisis is headed our way
Physical distancing and wearing masks will not prevent the rising number of people who do not have health insurance.
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March 2020
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Waters: As pandemic advances, faith leaders embrace worship services for the digital age
“One of our biggest challenges is that many people don’t believe in the seriousness of this pandemic,” Catholic Bishop David Talley told colleagues in a webinar. “Please believe in what science is saying. This is not the devil. This is what science is telling us.”
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