Mental health crisis center nears goal with City of Memphis grant
The $1 million grant ensures Alliance will receive a matching $1 million gift from a private donor for its new mental health crisis center.
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Health CareTwo trauma doctors followed tug to return to Regional One
Dr. Martin Croce, Regional One Health’s senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Dr. Andrew James Kerwin, chief of trauma, trained at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center, then left to pursue roles elsewhere.
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Health CareGun 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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Health Care Marlo Thomas brings Memphis, St. Jude’s ‘Thanks and Giving’ campaign to ‘Today’ show
Each day this Thanksgiving week, Marlo Thomas will appear on NBC’s “Today” show during segments that feature St. Jude patients and the hospital’s campus in Memphis.
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Business Retail shops team up for ‘Woman-Owned Passport’
The flyer features deals and discounts from 14 local businesses, including ARCHd, Boshi Botanicals, Everbloom Design, Shop Mucho and Mbabazi House of Style.
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Health Care Baptist center aims to help employees advance in their careers
To help combat the health care workforce shortage and create a Mid-South talent pipeline, Baptist Memorial is offering free internal training and education to its more than 20,000 employees across the area.
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Business Greater Memphis Chamber names Baptist executive as next chairman
Greg Duckett, Baptist Memorial Health Care executive vice president and chief legal officer and former City of Memphis chief administration officer, will succeed Doug Browne, president of Peabody Hotels & Resorts.
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Health Care Actor Taye Diggs talks literacy-health connection at Methodist luncheon
Diggs joined an esteemed alumni roster that includes Leslie Odom, Jr., Octavia Spencer, Rob Lowe and Diane Keaton.
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Health Care Urgent Care clinics partnering with Baptist
A total of 10 Urgent Care clinics in three states will be renamed Baptist Urgent Care, and the merger will eventually add more walk-in clinics across the Mid-South.
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Visual Arts Marybeth Conley premieres gritty, heartfelt ‘Flip My Life’ to Paradiso
The 10-episode web series, which will launch online on Nov. 9, combines real-world renovation ideas with restorative justice work.
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Health Care Baptist Memorial promotes three execs to replace retiring leaders
Dr. Paul DePriest, Bill Griffin and David Elliott retire from Baptist Memorial Health Care, leaving “patients healthier, providers more engaged and Baptist a stronger organization.”
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Health Care High Point dentist puts a new spin on an old practice
Dentists Dr. Paige Gassmann and her husband moved to Memphis at the urging of her sister and brother-in-law, who are also dentists.
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Health Care International nurses travel to Memphis to learn about sickle cell
Education about the sickle cell disease in nursing schools is limited, so the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched Sickle Cell Nursing Boot Camp.
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BusinessThe Candy Man Can: Downtown’s candy shop sees Halloween sugar rush
Wayne’s Candy Co. was founded back in 1947 and sells a variety of candies. “Where else can you pick up cases of jumbo Kit Kats and Hershey bars along with a fishbowl of Lemonheads and foot-long Pixy Stix?”
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Metro Leadership Memphis hosting 16th annual Multicultural Breakfast
The event will spotlight five local agencies: Agape Child & Family Services, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, Mid-South Food Bank, MIFA, and United Way of the Mid-South.
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Financial Services Memphis-based Preserver Partners joins forces with Chicago firm
The firm, a Black-owned business led by two women, is joining forces with Channing Capital Management, whose co-founder is Rodney Herenton, son of the former Memphis Mayor.
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Business Greater Memphis Chamber will host Small Biz Saturday in Whitehaven
More than 30 local business will participate in Small Biz Saturday at Whitehaven’s Georgette & Cato Johnson YMCA.
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Health Care Baptist children’s hospital begins work on expansion
Construction is expected to begin early next year and be completed by mid-summer.
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Shelby County Health department will host Downtown vaccination pop-up
Shelby County Health Department will offer free flu and COVID vaccines during working hours for Downtown workers and residents during Friday’s pop-up event at Civic Center Plaza.
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Health Care Hamilton shares grief and gratitude at Alliance’s mental health breakfast
Memphian and HGTV star Carmeon Hamilton lost her mother to breast cancer two months before her wedding, and her husband, Marcus, was was killed in a motorcycle crash in August 2021.
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Transportation & Logistics AutoZone team surprises founder with nearly $7M donation for museum
Pitt Hyde was told he’d be filming an interview with AutoZone leaders. Instead, he was welcomed to a party with about 100 past and present AutoZone employees.
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Health Care Baptist university creates health career tracks for underrepresented students
SHE (Science, Health, Empowerment) Leads the Way offers networking, mentoring and educational opportunities for girls and women, while Black Men in White Coats encourages Black boys and men to consider health care careers.
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Health Care Baptist health system grows with Mississippi merger
Following the merger, Baptist Memorial will serve more than half of Mississippi’s population. It’s also Mississippi’s fourth-largest employer.
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Health Care 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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Health Care Campbell Clinic’s chief of staff to lead ALSAC board
On Monday, Oct. 16, St. Jude announced new leaders to both St. Jude’s board of governors and ALSAC’s board of directors.
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