Regional One Health adds several robotic surgical systems
To use the da Vinci 5 robotic system, the surgeon sits at a console about 10 feet away from the patient and performs the procedure by remotely operating the robotic arms.
Topic: Regional One Health
RSSThere are 83 article(s) tagged Regional One Health:
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May 2025
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April 2025
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Guest Column: Regional One is nothing short of a miracle
“Every day, Regional One quietly performs life-saving work, often without the recognition or resources it deserves. It serves our entire region – rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old – without pause or prejudice.”
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February 2025
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County officials told to ‘invite Halbert’ to hiring, funding talks
A group of countywide office holders was frustrated when the Shelby County Commission again delayed a vote on changes to hiring and funding they wanted. They were told that County Clerk Wanda Halbert needed to be included in the discussions.
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County Commission to vote on MSCS audit
The commission also votes Monday on a set of three resolutions buying four more parcels on land on the new site for a rebuilt Regional One Health campus.
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What’s next for MSCS?
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
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Regional One Health build could bring new life to Downtown ‘gateway’
Regional One Health’s new billion-dollar hospital, which will be built on The Commercial Appeal’s former campus, could forge a new gateway to Downtown and help generate more business and residential activity.
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January 2025
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Regional One’s Union Avenue plan happened at breakneck speed
A week before Thanksgiving, a local real estate agent got a call to look for a 16-acre site close to the Medical District.
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Former CA building to be site of Regional One
There is a new plan for the construction of a new Regional One Health hospital at a site on Union near South Lauderdale.
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Mayor Harris says new Regional One plans still include hope for state funding
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talked of the new hospital site as a connection of the Medical District to Downtown, where there is now a lot of vacant land and blight.
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County mayor in Nashville working on alternatives to MSCS takeover bill
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November 2024
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Stork 901 program to bring pregnancy care on wheels to rural West Tennessee
Regional One Health will launch Stork 901 to bring specialized pregnancy services to residents of rural West Tennessee, where patients with high-risk pregnancies struggle to find care.
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July 2024
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‘Rapid Call Button’ speeds up critical gunshot victim care
The process is only for those who are dropped off by a private vehicle with gunshot wounds that require a higher level of care.
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June 2024
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NASA taps Regional One doc to improve space travel safety for astronauts
Dr. Tony Alleman of Regional One Health’s Wound Care Center is one of the nation’s leading experts on hyperbaric oxygen therapy — the only known cure for decompression sickness or “the bends,” which affects both divers and astronauts.
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May 2024
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Shelby County to launch Healthy Start to improve maternal, infant health
Regional One Health and the Shelby County Health Department will both launch Healthy Start programs with federal funding to improve maternal and child health outcomes in high-need communities.
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April 2024
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Head of Regional One advocates for academic medical center
Dr. Reginald Coopwood continues his community outreach to drum up support for transforming Shelby County’s public hospital into an academic medical center in partnership with UTHSC.
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Kits from Regional One help gunshot victims care for themselves at home
The Elvis Presley Trauma Center, one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, is providing special kits to patients with bullet-related injuries while exploring a community-based clinic for Memphis to serve those patients after they’re discharged.
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Guest Column: Regional One and UT embark on ‘transformational journey’
“We are focused on making our vision of bringing an academic medical center to Memphis a reality and transforming Memphis and the Mid-South into a healthier, more vibrant place to live and work.”
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March 2024
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Security breach could impact some patients treated at Regional One
Information stored on an affected server included the personal health information of patients who received OB-GYN services from UTHSC residents at Regional One Health over a nine-year period.
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January 2024
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Steve Cohen tours federally funded projects underway at Regional One
Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.
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The To-Do List: Elvis’ birthday, wrastling and a party for the ‘grrls’
This week, artist Vera Reed celebrates her 90th birthday, the Metal Museum offers a “taste” of the metal arts and there’s a one-mile race to kickstart your resolutions.
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December 2023
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Doctors can help women navigate ‘change of life’
“There is life after menopause,” said Breia Loft, a certified midwife at Regional One Health who entered menopause several years ago. “I probably feel better now than I did in my mid- to late-40s. Your life is definitely not over: it’s just going to be a little bit different.”
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November 2023
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Gun violence driving patient numbers, taking toll at Regional One
“Each of the last two years, we’ve had 1,400 patients come in from gun violence, and this year, we’re on pace to break that, which is really unthinkable,” said the chief of trauma at Regional One Health.
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October 2023
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UTHSC student lounge opens at Regional One Health
The lounge fosters a collaborative environment where students and residents can engage in peer-to-peer learning, research and respite while learning and working at Regional One.
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September 2023
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$4.5M state grant to fund upgrade of Regional One’s post-acute, maternal care
The grants come from the Tennessee Department of Health’s Tennessee Healthcare Resiliency Program, a statewide program to expand health care services.
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August 2023
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New Mississippi burn centers expected to ease strain on Memphis
Since April, the Mississippi Department of Health has granted burn center status to two hospitals. The Firefighters Burn Center at Regional One Health has been treating Mississippi burn patients since the state’s only burn center closed.
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Regional One closes one clinic, plans a second closure
Regional One Health closed its Guthrie Primary Care Clinic July 31 and said it plans to close its Kirby Primary Care Clinic by the end of the year, citing a need to consolidate services.
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