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James Hildreth

The U.S. needs more Black doctors. That’s why Meharry Medical School in Nashville just got $175M.

Catherine Sweeney

August 6, 2024

Meharry Medical College in Nashville secured its largest donation ever on Tuesday as part of a broader investment in physician training at historically black colleges and universities.

Filed Under: Education, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: James Hildreth, Jefferson Street, Meharry Medical College, Michael Bloomberg

Nashville’s mayor strikes a deal with Meharry to settle debt over General Hospital

Blake Farmer

December 9, 2022

Ambulance at Nashville General

Meharry Medical College’s president has been trying to get Metro to pay more for the use of its hospital building since 2015. A deal struck with the mayor seeks to eliminate that stumbling block.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: James Hildreth, John Cooper, Meharry Medical College, Nashville General Hospital

Meharry and Tennessee’s transplant agency team up as HBCUs focus on disparities in organ donation

Blake Farmer

May 18, 2022

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Nashville’s Meharry Medical College is partnering with Tennessee’s organ donation agency for a pilot program focused on increasing diversity in the field of organ transplant. It’s part of a national initiative announced earlier this month.

Filed Under: Health Care, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: James Hildreth, Jill Grandas, Meharry Medical College, Tennessee Donor Services

Metro’s school board will debate dropping mask requirement on Tuesday

Blake Farmer

February 21, 2022

MNPS masks

Metro Nashville Public Schools is having its first serious discussion about dropping universal mask requirements, which have been in place ever since in-person school resumed.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Education, Health Care Tagged With: Adrienne Battle, Fran Bush, James Hildreth, mask mandate, Metro Schools

Nashville’s health care companies were pushed to confront racism. Now they’re investing in Black startups.

Blake Farmer

January 31, 2022

Marcus Whitney
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Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s huge health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to his venture capital firm, he’s organized an annual health tech conference and co-founded the city’s pro soccer club.

Filed Under: Health Care, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: equity, health equity, James Hildreth, Jumpstart Nova, Marcus Whitney, Meharry Medical College, Nashville Health Care Council, Race

Nashville-area restaurant workers say CDC quarantine guidance puts them in a ‘precarious situation’

Juliana Kim

December 30, 2021

Restaurants and bars along Lower Broadway

Federal health officials have reduced the recommended COVID-19 isolation period from 10 days to five for people who have no symptoms. But some question whether a shorter quarantine is appropriate amid a winter outbreak. Among those most conflicted are Nashville-area hospitality workers.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: CDC, Coronavirus In Tennessee, hospitality, James Hildreth

Nashville’s latest pandemic review recommends stronger coordination with the rest of Tennessee

Blake Farmer

December 2, 2021

Meharry testing
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A review of Nashville’s pandemic response gives the city high marks for how it handled COVID-19, but it finds room to improve coordination with the rest of the state.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Avalere Health, Coronavirus In Tennessee, COVID, COVID-19, James Hildreth

Anthony Fauci Speaks To Meharry About Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Equity And The Latest Vaccine

Blake Farmer

February 17, 2021

Dr. James Hildreth and Dr. Anthony Fauci

It was just a fireside chat between “Jim” and “Tony.” Dr. James Hildreth of Meharry Medical College and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, referred to each other by their nicknames during Meharry’s virtual summit on health equity Wednesday night.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Anthony Fauci, James Hildreth, Meharry Medical College

Biden Chooses Goodlettsville Executive As Advisor On Fighting COVID Among Homeless Patients

Blake Farmer

February 11, 2021

Bobby Watts and Howard Allen
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Not one, but two health care leaders in Nashville have been named to the Biden administration’s equity task force to oversee the COVID response. One is the leader of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, based in Nashville.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Bobby Watts, James Hildreth

Nashville Leaders Say ‘The Time For Debate Is Over’ On Mask-Wearing

Samantha Max

November 12, 2020

Dr. Alex Jahangir gestures while wearing a mask.

COVID-19 is so widespread in Nashville that Mayor John Cooper says government alone can’t fix the problem. Rather, he and other local officials are urging — even pleading with — residents to use the one tool that’s been proven to work: wearing a mask.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Alex Jahangir, Coronavirus In Tennessee, James Hildreth, John Cooper, masks

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