Former CEO of St. Francis in Memphis talks about insurance in the Memphis market and how it and other facets of health care will be impacted by Methodist buying Saint Francis hospitals.
Le Bonheur, UTHSC clinic will treat hospital patients, but the eight-chair office also will be open to families across the city and will take TennCare plus Mississippi and Arkansas Medicaid.
Hai Trieu, a former R & D researcher at Medtronic, has trained his brain to find solutions. Now he has 130 U.S. patents to his name, including more than 100 in spinal surgery alone. This week, he's among 168 fellows around the world elected to the National Academy of Inventors.
Tampa, Florida-based health care company ChenMed set to open three senior primary care clinics in Memphis.
Methodist Le Bonheur employees will be eligible for up to $4,000 in tuition credits a year to advance their careers and earn more money.
The University of Memphis plans to offer a four-year degree in American Sign Language and deaf studies.
Presented by Mid-South Health Care Executives at the FedEx Institute of Technology, the conversation with hospital executives touched topics including bullying, industry changes and poverty in Memphis.
The Memphis area needs to take advantage of its strengths and address its shortcomings to avoid falling behind in the medical device industry, those attending a gathering this week agreed.
Experts say 200,000 homes in Memphis are at risk for lead exposure due to age and lead paint.
Rhodes College has built a successful infrastructure for producing medical school students, and the city’s health care institutions are a big part of that.
The service and distribution of donated shoes can help some people find employment.
Jason Farmer was a Marine when President George H. Bush visited The Commercial Appeal in 1989 to award his first Point of Light Award. Thirty years later, close to the first anniversary of Bush's death, Farmer is the 6,656th honoree.
Adding a rural system allows UTHSC to schedule residencies and rotations in the settings where many will be serving.
Until now, the procedure was only done in clinical trials.
Methodist rolled out the ultrafiltration treatment in October, with Baptist planning to start soon.
Stephanie Cowan received Clinical Nurse of Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association at its gala in Nashville this fall.
Locally, experts say Wright's dominance and growth in the extremities market will make Stryker pause when considering major staffing cuts any time soon.
Stemmed Knee Spacer is designed to save time in surgery that is required due to infection.
Tru-D will maintain a presence in Memphis.
Le Bonheur’s Infantile Epilepsy Center, one of three epilepsy centers in the nation for patients under 2, is the only one in the Southeast.
Stryker has announced plans to acquire Wright Medical Group N.V. for $30.75 per share, or a total equity value of $4 billion.
UTHSC Norfleet Forum in Memphis draws experts on sickle cell disease from across the country.
Dr. Qi Zhao is lead investigator on research being done at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Church Health sees church cooks as change agents.
Tennessee Nurses Association honors commitment, advocacy of state's nurses in conference at the Memphis Hilton.