Building Memphis finalists and winner: Best New Construction-Large category
Building Memphis Awards: Best New Construction Finalists Large, projects over $20M.
UTHSC In the Media
Strangers Help Send Okla. Boy On Magical Trip To Harry Potter World
A sick Oklahoma boy got the trip of a lifetime after strangers in Tennessee heard his story. It didn’t take long for Teague’s story and love for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to end up reaching the staff at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry and… Read More
Methodist Healthcare ends partnership with West Cancer Center, plans new institute
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and West Cancer Center have formally ended their partnership, with each organization pursuing new plans for cancer care. MLH says it now plans to form the Methodist Cancer Institute, a comprehensive cancer center, in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Vaughan working on funding for more medical residencies in rural areas
With an eye toward offering quality health care in Tennessee’s poorest areas, state Rep. Kevin Vaughan is negotiating with Gov. Bill Lee’s office for state money to fund more medical residency slots. Vaughan is making the push with University of Tennessee interim President Randy Boyd, who told The Daily Memphian in an interview this year… Read More
UTHSC brings food service in-house with food trucks, franchising
When students, faculty and staff started voting with their feet, going off campus for lunch, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center began to re-evaluate its food services. Traditionally, the public medical school relied on third-party food and facilities management companies to run its food court and campus dining services. “We had reached a point… Read More
1 million grant gives UT Mobile Stroke Unit more time to save lives
he University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Mobile Stroke Unit received a more than $1 million grant on Friday. The unit was brought into service in 2016 with $3 million for three years of service. This new grant gives the unit more time to save lives. “The stroke I had I ought to been dead… Read More
UTHSC Receives $1 Million Grant From Assisi Foundation For Mobile Stroke Unit
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center received a $1-million grant from the Assisi Foundation of Memphis for its mobile stroke unit. On average, the mobile stroke unit is about 72 minutes faster at treating a stroke victim than a regular ambulance. As local 24’s Tish Clark explains, those minutes can be the difference between… Read More
Mobile Stroke Unit gets additional funding
In treating a stroke, minutes — and even seconds — matter to preserve neurons that are vital to motor function and preserving life. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) Mobile Stroke Unit, a veritable “emergency room on wheels” with hospital-grade CT imaging technology, helps lessen the time period between when a call is… Read More