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Behavioral Healthcare Center at Memphis Changes Its Name

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:05 pm by admin

The Behavioral Healthcare Center at Memphis has changed its name to Unity Psychiatric Care, however a spokesperson stressed that its mission remains the same: to provide acute.... Read More

UTHSC's Altha Stewart Installed as President of Psychiatric Organization

Jun 12, 2018 at 05:04 pm by admin

Altha Stewart, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), is the new president of the American Psychiatric Associat.... Read More

Five Memphis CNOs Share Nursing Insights

May 07, 2018 at 04:41 pm by admin

Compassionate Roundtable Discusses Job's Most Vital Issues Editor's note: Five chief nursing officers from five Memphis hospitals were invited by the Memphis Medical News t.... Read More

Searching for Sustainable Solutions to the Physician Shortage

May 07, 2018 at 04:19 pm by admin

Adequate GME Funding Continues to be a Concern Complex problems rarely have simple solutions. Certainly that is the case with the looming physician shortage facing the United.... Read More

Taking On Tough Task of Obesity Surgery

May 07, 2018 at 04:17 pm by admin

Sanjeev Kumar Found Right Place to Put Laparoscopy, Robotics into Practice When Dr. Sanjeev Kumar came to Memphis in 2013 after a fellowship in gynecology/oncology at the Mayo.... Read More

Alzheimer's Association Sees Increase in Federal Support

May 07, 2018 at 04:14 pm by admin

Patients, Researchers, Caregivers All Score Wins In March, President Donald Trump signed a massive $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill into law to fund the federal government..... Read More

UTHSC Department of Surgery Launches Global Institute

May 07, 2018 at 04:06 pm by admin

The Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has launched the UTHSC Global Surgery Institute to coordinate, suppor.... Read More

Rhodes Student Publishes Research Evaluating Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

May 07, 2018 at 03:56 pm by admin

Filoteia Popescu, a Rhodes College junior with majors in biochemistry and molecular biology and neuroscience, has published an article proposing a new procedure for evaluating.... Read More

UTHSC Launches Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee

May 07, 2018 at 03:52 pm by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has launched the Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee (CTN2). Operating as a separate 501(c) (3) subsidiary of the Un.... Read More

UTHSC to Open $39.7 Million Center for Healthcare Improvement May 11

May 07, 2018 at 03:48 pm by admin

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) plans to open its $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) on May 11. The 45,00.... Read More

UTHSC Assistant Professor Receives Research Grant

May 07, 2018 at 03:46 pm by admin

Brian M. Peters, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Sci.... Read More

Methodist North Hospital President Receives Honor

May 07, 2018 at 03:45 pm by admin

Florence Jones, president of Methodist North Hospital, is one of four outstanding Murray State alumni to receive the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award presented last month durin.... Read More

Saint Francis Bartlett Wins Patient Safety Award

May 07, 2018 at 03:42 pm by admin

Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett has been honored with an "A" Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group, an organization that hopes to improve health care quality and safety.... Read More

Baptist Adds New Feature to Its Telehealth Services

May 07, 2018 at 03:41 pm by admin

Baptist Memorial Health Care has added a telehealth component to its metro and regional facilities that is designed for intensive care unit patients. Through new eICU monitori.... Read More

MidSouth Imaging Welcomes J. Bret Winblad

May 07, 2018 at 03:32 pm by admin

Bret Winblad, MD, has joined MidSouth Imaging in the practice of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology at Baptist Memorial Hospitals - Memphis, Collierville, DeSoto, Tipton,.... Read More