Senior vice president and chief nurse executive, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Sometimes you’ve just got to take the reins. Nikki Polis effectively led Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare through the harrowing and confusing morass of the pandemic. She spearheaded PPE planning and worked on the revised visitor policy. And, when elective surgeries were suspended, she guided… Read More
The Memphis Bioworks Foundation facilitated the reinvigoration of the former site of Baptist Memorial Hospital in the Medical District, bringing it millions of dollars in investment. Bioworks played a key role in the rise of GTx, Memphis’ would-be blockbuster pharmaceutical company that ultimately stumbled and moved to San Diego. It backed and nurtured an array of promising local… Read More
(Mentions UTHSC) A Memphis-based biotech company announced in early August a partnership with a federal agency to work on a temperature stable, oral vaccine against two strains of the influenza virus.
Having connectors on the startup path, from experienced entrepreneurs to accelerator programs and, eventually, investors can provide a measure of risk management for any new venture needs. This guide includes startups, support organizations, individuals, and others who are deeply invested in the Memphis innovation ecosystem. (Mentions UTHSC and UTRF).
The Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program has been keeping families together for 20-years – with a 98% rate for children not entering state custody. Once children are placed with family, those caretakers may need to properly care for the child. This is where the RCP comes in.
The institute’s co director is in the process of evaluating surgeons currently affiliated with UTHSC and Methodist and who specialize in areas of interest to the new cardiac institute.
Memphis Business Journal and hundreds of attendees celebrated the area’s elite medical providers, innovators, community leaders and administrators Tuesday night at the Health Care Heroes awards. The ceremony at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis culminated with the Lifetime Achievement Award, bestowed upon Dr. Jewell Ward, clinical geneticist with Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the… Read More
All University of Tennessee (UT) campuses, including those in Memphis and Martin, have opted out of a state outsourcing contract for facilities management. The state of Tennessee contracted Chicago-based Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc. (JLL) as a facilities management service provider earlier this year for security, janitorial and landscaping services for state-owned public colleges and… Read More
