As healthcare systems continue to deal with staffing shortages, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is adding 109 new nursing residents to its facilities.Memphis area hospitals are also planning on hiring medical students who are about to graduate. “We really have to get each other’s backs now,” said UTHSC student Robert Fredrick.
Jane Storie contracted COVID-19 a year ago and it was a “mild” case that included loss of taste and smell. But that was not the end. It was the beginning. In October 2020, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health partnered in establishing the COVID-19 Follow-up Clinic. Dr. Cyrilyn Walters is… Read More
A new Pimentos will open at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in the next couple weeks. According to Trey Jordan, owner of Pimentos, the move was inevitable. “We have had so many people who are interested in our brand [being] in the Midtown area,” he said. “So, when we have the opportunity to… Read More
Bryant Boone lives every day now with a sense of gratitude and deepening empathy for the vicissitudes of COVID. At 48, he is insulin-dependent, thanks to coronavirus. Dr. Cyrilyn Walters is seeing cases of people with sky-high blood sugar levels at the long-haul COVID clinic at Regional One Health (and UTHSC). She is also seeing… Read More
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Lady Vol Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings is continuing to make a difference in East Tennessee. Catchings has an Amplification Fund at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Audiology Department, which supports young adults whose insurance no longer covers the cost of hearing amplifiers.… Read More
Jamila Smith-Young Pediatric nurse practitioner, UT Le Bonheur Pediatric Specialists; assistant professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing Jamila Smith-Young is an endocrinology nurse practitioner with a focus on diabetes. Her Health Care Heroes nominator called her a “change agent for pediatric health care in the Memphis community.” Smith-Young said she serves as… Read More
The U.S. government has requested to intervene in a lawsuit alleging that Methodist University Hospital executives created a scheme to entice more than $1.5 billion in business from West Cancer Center by rewarding physicians with kickbacks.vcv A former CEO of Methodist University Hospital, Jeffrey Liebman, filed the lawsuit in 2017. The former dean of the School… Read More
A couple local contractors turned developers are seeking a tax abatement to build a four-story multifamily apartment building in the Medical District. The $13 million project by CTLP LLC is proposed for 220 Claybrook St. Formerly home to a seven-story medical office building, the site has been cleared since a demolition in November 2020. “It’s… Read More
