Shelby County Health Department gets $14M, ‘game-changer’ grant from CDC
The funding is part of the CDC’s $3.2 billion investment in local and state awards to strengthen public health infrastructure across the nation.
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December 2022
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November 2022
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EducationSurge in pediatric flu reduces school attendance
Data from the Shelby County Health Department shows the percentage of ER visits for flu-like illnesses in November was nearly four times the number for the same period last year. Patients ages 5-24 were hardest hit.
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Health Care‘Full of everything I needed’ — orphaned scholar chooses Memphis
ALSAC’s Priya Tummalapalli once envisioned herself practicing international law abroad, but the sudden death of her mother put her on a different course, one firmly rooted in Memphis.
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Downtown Westy’s feeds Thanksgiving dinner to 1,450 Memphians in need
“This time of the year, I feel so good inside knowing I’ll get some clothes and something to eat, and I’ll leave full.”
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Health Care Baptist Rehab Hospital expands again to meet growing need
Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital at 1240 S. Germantown Road will begin its second expansion in two years in April.
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Health CareRare 100% response rate a shot in the arm for cancer research
West Cancer Center & Research Institute recently completed a clinical trial that eliminated treated tumors in 12 weeks without adverse effects.
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Metro Survivor Day offers comfort for those affected by suicide
Memphians who have lost a loved one to suicide will gather on Saturday, Nov. 19, to find connection, gain understanding and share hope.
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Health Care New opioid treatment centers provide ‘safe space’ for recovery
Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation for death rate due to opioid use. Two new treatment centers have opened to increase treatment for Memphians suffering from opioid addiction.
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Health Care New college of osteopathic medicine could ease primary care shortage
“Starting a med school is a big deal. If it was easy, everybody would do it. It takes a lot of effort.”
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Health CareNavy vet leads Memphis VA System from centennial year into the next century of care
Navy veteran Joseph Vaughan moved to Memphis during the pandemic to lead one of the nation’s most complex veterans’ hospital systems.
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Health Care OrthoSouth stretches to Crosstown, Arlington and Atoka clinics
In 2019, OrthoMemphis, Tabor Orthopedics and the Memphis Orthopaedic Group rebranded as OrthoSouth.
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Education UTHSC holds its first investiture ceremony for chancellor
The new chancellor’s goals include creating a diverse workforce, increasing UTHSC’s clinical workforce statewide, working with other UT campuses to build pipelines and improving the health of Tennesseeans.
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Education New program puts nurses into charter schools
And what those health care professionals have found is a staggering number of students overweight and suffering from stage 1 or 2 hypertension.
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Education UTHSC statewide tour kicks off in Memphis
During this week’s tour, university officials will discuss the values that shape the culture of the University of Tennessee system as well as the university’s increased focus on rural health care,
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Health Care New $230M program aimed at improving Tennessee health care
The program will award grants to expand patient capacity, upgrade practices and technology, and improve access to health care services.
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October 2022
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Health CareDowntown welcomes workers displaced by St. Jude construction
As the hospital’s six-year, multi-billion dollar expansion gets underway, 500 office employees have moved into 150 Peabody Place. And area shops and restaurants are mighty glad to see them.
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Health Care Arlington’s Baptist Emergency Department seeks staff as opening approaches
Baptist Arlington Emergency Department — West Tennessee’s first freestanding emergency department — will increase access to health care for residents of northeast Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Haywood counties while providing new jobs for local residents.
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Health Care$27M behavioral health crisis center planned for Summer Ave.
The largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County plans to break ground in March on the 55,000-square-foot crisis center.
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Health Care Infectious disease experts forecast harsh flu season
Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients.
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Health Care Shelby County grant boosts Choices’ nurse midwife program
Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.
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Health CareRegional One cites patient privacy concerns in city’s violence intervention program
Regional One responded to a resolution approved this week by the Memphis City Council that urges the Shelby County Commission to persuade the hospital to allow the intervention program’s counselors access to the hospital and victims of violent crime.
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Health Care St. Jude joins $60 million collaboration to fight childhood cancer
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has joined The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fight childhood cancer.
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Health Care Visual arts and medical science merge at Crosstown’s ‘The Art of Science’
Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science.”
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Health Care UTHSC, Methodist tuition-free program offers fast track to nursing career
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 275,000 additional nurses will be needed through 2030.
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Health Care Campbell Clinic expands footprint with new Olive Branch location
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics continues to expand its footprint in the Mid-South with the opening of its newest location in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
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