“People are starting to generate more and more data showing that, well, if you know much earlier, then you can make decisions that actually reduce costs,” Chester Brown said.

Tennessee has been under a governor-issued emergency declaration since pandemic began.

“Celebrating first holidays when your baby is in the hospital is difficult, and we want to provide some normalcy to families by having a little fun with these costumes,” said a Regional One spokesperson.

The session will be broadcast on the hospital’s Facebook (@baptistonline) page and will stay there for viewers who tune in later. It also will be posted on the hospital’s website.

The university must notify all incoming residents and fellows and it may not start new programs until status improves.

The federal government is the primary source of research support for universities; the onus to vaccinate could threaten $750 million UT received in 2021 alone. 

The health care giant wants the government out of a lawsuit which alleges Methodist University Hospital executives created a kickback scheme to lure more than $1.5 billion in business from West Cancer Center.

Only 13% of its Black students graduate in six years, compared to 50% or more for other races.

The treatment is for the homebound; it’s not a concierge service for the able. 

Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital has been named the best physical rehabilitation center in Tennessee by Newsweek magazine.

Ceremony will be held at Belmont University in Nashville.

“This is my advice: Go get a full physical. Try to find out everything that is going on with you.”

Michael Ugwueke, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, received the CEO of Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association.

Low evaluations in graduate medical education programs underline need for better supervision, said Chancellor Dr. Steve Schwab.

The gifts build on projects West Cancer Foundation started in 2020 with the University of Memphis and UTHSC.

With a supercomputer, science will be able compare one person’s DNA against thousands of others in a matter of minutes. 

Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is set to reopen to visitors. The problem is, the facility is not allowed to ask guests for proof of vaccination or a COVID negative test. 

More low-income people have government healthcare now that TennCare has been effectively prohibited from taking away coverage. It’s a big shift from before the pandemic when the agency frequently took people off the rolls.

The lawsuit, filed in federal civil court, in Tennessee’s Middle District, alleges the scheme between Methodist and West Cancer executives cost Medicare and Medicaid more than $800 million in fraudulent payments. 

Think of it as Tamiflu for COVID.

“People don’t understand why they are being asked to name people. They don’t understand the whole role of contact tracing,” said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, director of Public Health Administration and Policy at the University of Minnesota. 

In its application to the Board of Adjustment, St. Jude says the new garage will improve blighted, unusable property and exposed sections of the Gayoso Bayou. 

Also stresses adherence to the mask mandate in K-12 schools and where compliance issues can be reported. 

It is looking for young people to be part of control groups in clinical trials looking at the affects of inflammation.

Germantown will review a PILOT for new medical offices Monday evening. Aldermen will also review a resolution formalizing their stance on consolidation.