Tag: Regional One Health


Trauma Physicians and Organizations Unite to Find Solutions to Violence in the Community

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Two local physicians have an up-close and personal view of the toll violence takes in Memphis, and they are joining with concerned representatives from community organizations to try to do something about it. Martin A. Croce, MD, FACS, a professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Trauma and Critical Care at the University… Read More


College of Nursing Alumnus Honored in 2018 Class of Memphis Flyer’s 20 Under 30

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Eleven years ago, Nathan Crumley’s stepfather was in an industrial accident that left him with third-degree burns over more than a third of his body. The care Crumley saw his stepfather receive inspired him to pursue a nursing career. “The hospital stay lasted for several months,” said Crumley, who is now a registered nurse and… Read More


Kenneth Ataga Named Director of New UTHSC Center for Sickle Cell Disease

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Kenneth Ataga, MD, has been named director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s new Center for Sickle Cell Disease in the College of Medicine. He will begin his new role July 1. The UTHSC Center for Sickle Cell Disease is a collaborative effort among UTHSC, West Cancer Center, UT-Methodist University Hospital and Regional… Read More


UTHSC College of Nursing Awarded Grant to Train Nurses to Handle Crisis Situations

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The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in collaboration with Regional One Health has been awarded a $16,000 grant to train area nurses to handle and defuse crisis situations in hospitals and other health care settings. The Tennessee Promise of Nursing grant was awarded to the UTHSC College of Nursing’s… Read More


High-Risk Obstetrical Care Program Developed at UTHSC and Regional One Health Expands Internationally

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A simulation program created by physicians at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health to train health care workers to more efficiently handle obstetrical emergencies has helped improve care in Memphis and Shelby County, and is now expanding internationally. The program was founded approximately five years ago by Giancarlo Mari, MD,… Read More