There are 11 article(s) tagged Methodist University Hospital:

• February 2025

  • Guest Column: Invest wisely — merge Regional One with Methodist University

    “One viable option is to merge the proposed Regional One Medical Center with Methodist University Hospital, to form a single, well-resourced University Medical Center.”

    By Dr. Jeff Warren February 13, 2025

• March 2024

  • Mental health issues complicate treatment for sickle cell patients

    “It really hurts when it’s somebody you think is going to at least try to understand or be empathetic … all they see is my Black face and my sickle cell,” said April Ward-McGrory. She’s had both legs amputated because of sepsis and nearly died several times from complications related to the sickle cell disease. 

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    For many Black sickle cell patients, care must reach deeper

    By Aisling Mäki March 05, 2024

• June 2023

  • Renovated Methodist center is a ‘one-stop-shop for breast cancer patients’

    The 18,000-square-foot center’s redesign — its first since its inception 20 years ago — focuses on patient comfort, convenience and added privacy. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 28, 2023

• July 2022

  • Shelby County on alert for monkeypox following report of first confirmed case

    “The difference is that we know about this infection, it’s been here since 1950,” said an infectious disease expert. “We’re so far ahead with monkeypox, compared to where we were with COVID. But it makes it just truly a different type of problem altogether.”

    By Aisling Mäki July 27, 2022

• June 2022

  • St. Jude-Methodist partnership aids pediatric patients’ transition to adult sickle cell care

    “We have transition tours where they meet the practitioners, social workers and all the ancillary staff and learn more about the clinic before they transition.”

    By Aisling Mäki June 06, 2022

• April 2022

  • ‘Kidney couple’ promotes living donor program

    Wanda and Chip Washington are back at work four months after their paired kidney exchange.

    By David Waters April 07, 2022

• March 2022

  • DOJ permitted to intervene in Methodist lawsuit

    The U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to intervene in a lawsuit accusing Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare of fraud.

    By Christin Yates March 16, 2022

• December 2020

  • MPD arrests driver after vehicle slams Methodist University Hospital

    Police said the driver was treated for minor injuries and no one else was hurt Christmas night when a car crashed into the main lobby of the hospital at 1265 Union Ave. in Midtown Memphis.

    By Omer Yusuf December 26, 2020

  • Methodist University president resigns, effective immediately

    Roland Cruickshank leaves after fewer than three years at the helm.

    By Jane Roberts December 21, 2020

• August 2020

  • Musicians are emergency responders

    Studies show that anxiety, heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate can be reduced by listening to music, and that music has been linked to better sleep while on a ventilator in the ICU. Health care professionals have described a reduction in stress and empathy fatigue from listening to music.

    By Žak Ozmo August 26, 2020

• July 2020

  • Hospitals adding beds, staffing up

    With hospitals 90% full in and right at the red range of capacity, leaders are working their plans for the COVID-19 surge.

    By Jane Roberts July 11, 2020