Baptist Memorial promotes three execs to replace retiring leaders
Dr. Paul DePriest, Bill Griffin and David Elliott retire from Baptist Memorial Health Care, leaving “patients healthier, providers more engaged and Baptist a stronger organization.”
Topic: Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp.
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November 2023
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August 2023
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New Mississippi burn centers expected to ease strain on Memphis
Since April, the Mississippi Department of Health has granted burn center status to two hospitals. The Firefighters Burn Center at Regional One Health has been treating Mississippi burn patients since the state’s only burn center closed.
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November 2020
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Free, drive-thru flu shots coming to Midtown, Germantown
Local health officials have been encouraging residents to get flu vaccinations. Next month, a free, drive-thru option is coming to Midtown and Germantown.
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August 2020
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Baptist will burn through 400K gowns in less than month
Baptist needs 15,000 gowns a day; to get them, it chartered a plane through FedEx, straight from China.
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May 2020
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Baptist, first to use remdesivir here to treat COVID patient, ‘cautiously optimistic’
Supply of the experimental drug is so limited, physicians must apply to a committee at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for approval to treat patients who meet specific criteria.
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Baptist, Methodist receive $100 million in stimulus, burning tens of millions more
Both Methodist and Baptist hospital systems are coping with COVID-19 physically so far, but money is becoming a problem.
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April 2020
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Baptist testing every patient admitted to its hospitals
Every new patient gets swab test plus questionnaire. Patients will be put in isolation rooms until the tests come back, as soon as 45 minutes inside Baptist.
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March 2020
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Hospitals making triage plans, preparing for uptick from rural counties
Baptist has added a mobile testing unit outside the Emergency Room entrance at its East Memphis hospital.
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February 2020
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‘Complete team’ walks patients through addiction issues
Dr. Shawn Hamm: "We are in the middle of an epidemic. It’s a huge public problem, and we have 75 fellowships. We need to train more physicians, and we need to do it the right way."
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June 2019
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Church Health, Baptist look to change the future of primary care
The first graduates of a new family medicine residency are taking a Memphis-based, whole-person approach to primary care out to rural communities and across the country.
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May 2019
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Health care systems do not want to be the next ‘taxi companies’ of the world
While local health care systems do not want to be left behind as other industries are disrupted by technology, they have not yet figured out how to prepare for the innovations that are still unknown.
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Health department, Memphis hospital systems collaborate on community health assessment
Instead of each health care system conducting its own, separate assessment of the community's greatest health needs, this year, they are coming together to provide a more comprehensive and inclusive snapshot.
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April 2019
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Video: ‘Healthy Workplace’ seminar highlights
The concept of workplace wellness has shifted to a greater focus on mental health and mindfulness. Learn more in the video highlights from The Daily Memphian's Healthy Workplace Seminar.
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March 2019
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Baptist Operation Outreach opens new facility to better serve homeless
Baptist, Christ Community open a physical clinic in the Medical District to complement an existing mobile health care clinic, thus providing a one-stop shop for the homeless population.
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November 2018
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New health insurance company enters Memphis market
Oscar Insurance Corp. has expanded its Tennessee footprint to include residents in the Memphis metro counties of Shelby, Tipton, Fayette, Lauderdale and Haywood.
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