In Regional One Health’s NICU, the healing touch of infant massage shows benefits for babies with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
For babies in the NICU, needles, tubes and monitors are a fact of life. It’s all done to help them grow and thrive, but for a newborn, it’s still negative stimulation that can lead to agitation and discomfort. At Regional One Health, doctors and therapists are looking...
Regional One Health honored by America’s Essential Hospitals for population health work
America’s Essential Hospitals awarded Regional One Health a 2019 Gage Award honorable mention for population health for its ONE Health initiative. ONE Health is a program focusing on improving the health and overall well-being of complex care patients. “When faced...
Regional One Health’s national leadership in health care innovation takes center stage at American Hospital Association forum
Regional One Health is emerging as a national leader in health care innovation, working with entrepreneurs to bring about a future with better patient outcomes and enhanced care delivery. President and CEO Reginald Coopwood, MD and Center for Innovation Director...
ONE Health’s holistic approach to patient care gains a boost from new grant, partnerships to address hunger
New partnerships are helping Regional One Health’s ONE Health complex care team achieve its mission of treating every individual not just as a patient seeking medical care but as a human being struggling with day-to-day needs. In May, United Healthcare awarded...
Collaboration between Regional One Health’s trauma and emergency departments is enhancing patient care and access
It took a spirit of collaboration to improve integration between Regional One Health’s trauma and emergency departments, and the payoff – more efficient patient care and enhanced access to appropriate treatment – is proving well worth the effort. Kito Lord, MD, MBA,...
Regional One Health launches first Incubator Partnership in its Center for Innovation
Jason Troutner is a young man, but he has already been in a cast over 60 times due to multiple surgeries for clubfoot and injuries from competing as a gymnast. It’s a challenge, but Troutner is more than up to it: He’s a mechanical engineer and, even more importantly,...
Regional One Health has helped make moms and babies healthier through a statewide effort – next, they’ll look to address opioid addiction
Regional One Health has helped a statewide organization tackle the biggest health threats facing moms and babies, from post-partum hemorrhage to weak lungs in premature newborns. Now, they’re looking to improve care for opioid-addicted women and their infants. The...
A small exposure to opioids can spark addiction – so Regional One Health is finding ways to treat pain without the risk
When a public health crisis emerges, it’s the emergency room physicians of American’s major urban hospitals who find themselves on the frontline. How they react can be crucial to saving lives and addressing the problem. That challenging work is underway at Regional...
At Regional One Health’s Center for Innovation, disruptive thinking is solving problems and improving care
Disruptive thinking. Invention. Mending what’s broken. Where would this world be today without entrepreneurs? Memphis is on the national map for entrepreneurism. We have business incubators and accelerators, music visionaries and artists in all forms. Memphis also...
Regional One Health’s ONE Health complex care initiative is a lifeline for the community and patients like Jamarcus Ankston
If you walked up upon Jamarcus Ankston, you would most likely find him smiling. He seems to smile a lot. He sways a little, too. You’d have no idea how much physical pain his smile is masking. You might not notice that patches of his body are burned. And, you wouldn’t...