Lisieux Community’s drop-in center offers sanctuary from the streets
All 4,000 square feet of the property is a woman-only space. For the safety of the woman served and that of the volunteers, men are not allowed on the property.
Aisling Mäki
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February 2023
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Health Care Shelby County and U of M partner to build public health workforce
Over the next five years, the health department will use nearly $14 million in CDC funding to bolster its workforce and infrastructure.
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State GovernmentState’s rejection of HIV prevention money is ‘significant’ loss to some Memphis groups
Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to reject federal funding for HIV prevention is a “debilitating and destabilizing move for our organization,” said OUTMemphis’ executive director.
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January 2023
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Health Care Park succeeds Pui as St. Jude’s oncology chair
“Dr. Park brings a wealth of knowledge, deep experience and considerable talent to St. Jude.”
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Health Care St. Jude unveils $50 million Family Commons, a haven for patients
Marlo Thomas, St. Jude’s national outreach director and daughter of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, was in Memphis to cut the ribbon at the commons, which will officially open on Feb. 7.
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Health Care Le Bonheur adding new high-tech ambulances
The ambulances will be funded by nearly $1 million U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) secured through the congressional appropriations process.
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Health Care Free, volunteer-run dental clinic aims to provide $1 million in care over two days
The Memphis Dental Society and Shelby County Dental Society are partnering to host Mid-South Mission of Mercy at Bellevue Baptist Church.
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Health Care New director officially takes the helm at Methodist Transplant Institute
Dr. Jason Vanatta has been named program director of the Methodist Transplant Institute in Memphis, which is known for broad success with liver, kidney and pancreas transplants.
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Health Care Local nurse practitioners among first granted full practice authority
Arkansas is the first state in the Southeast to allow qualified nurse practitioners practice independently, increasing access to health care in rural areas and alleviating pressure on Memphis area hospitals and clinics, which take in overflow.
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Health Care 2022 Year-in-Review: Health Care Issues
In the fall, Shelby County experienced a rough and early flu season, fueled by decreased immunity, an early spike in respiratory illnesses and low vaccination rates.
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Health Care Pediatric patients could face fallout from failed contract negotiations
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has the region’s primary level 1 pediatric trauma center, the only comprehensive pediatric cerebral palsy clinic within 200 miles and one of the largest pediatric surgical brain tumor programs.
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Health Care Methodist ‘will likely not have a resolution’ before BlueCross contract expires
BlueCross members will lose access to Methodist hospitals unless an agreement is reached by Sunday, Jan. 1.
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Health Care Memphis Hospitals: 2022 Year in Review
Billions of dollars in expansions and renovations are planned for several local hospitals in 2023.
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December 2022
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Health Care 24-hour mental health crisis program planned for Binghampton
The nonprofit provider was awarded a four-year federal grant that will be used to develop a new crisis outpatient program.
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City of Memphis Water pressure returns to some businesses while others wait
Many businesses are operational now that water pressure has returned to restrooms and other facilities.
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Water woes shut down health facilities
Water problems have forced several Memphis area health care organizations to temporarily shut down.
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Health Care Memphis clinic expands help for Tennesseans with gambling addictions
Tennesseans wagered $2 billion on sports events in 2021, and symptoms of gambling addiction are increasing across the state with the ubiquity of online sports gambling.
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Health Care Cerebral palsy clinic aids by ‘bringing everybody together’
The Center of Excellence for Cerebral Palsy Care and Research in Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital serves as a one-stop shop, with the only clinic of its kind in a more than 200-mile radius of Memphis.
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Health CareEight years after closure, Haywood County’s Hospital is back in business
Less than one hour north of Memphis, Haywood County Community Hospital has reopened, bucking a statewide trend of rural hospital closures that carved out a health care desert between Memphis and Jackson.
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Health CareMemphis impacted by shortage of antibiotics, children’s pain relievers
“I’ve been a retail pharmacist for 33 years and I’ve never seen a shortage of antibiotics until this year,” said the owner of a local pharmacy.
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Health Care CBU partners with Caribbean medical school to help fill provider shortage gap
Christian Brothers University is partnering with St. George’s University in the Caribbean to provide students with streamlined admissions to its School of Medicine in Grenada.
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Health Care Jim Gaffigan steps in to deliver Methodist luncheon’s keynote speech
After scheduled speaker George Lopez had to cancel due to COVID, comedian Jim Gaffigan spoke to Methodist Healthcare Foundation’s attendees of his family’s own medical crisis.
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Health Care BlueCross BlueShield hopes to land deal with Methodist by new year
BlueCross says Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare charges significantly higher rates than other facilities in the Memphis area, and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital charges the highest rates of any children’s hospital in the state.
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Health CareLocal Planned Parenthood to launch vasectomy program
The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi said the organization has seen an uptick in calls since the abortion ban.
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Health CareMethodist to continue gender-affirming surgeries
Methodist said some care providers voiced questions about patients receiving gender-affirming procedures at a facility affiliated with the hospital, prompting the pause to review practices. It did not say how long the pause would last.
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