Listen A Nashville-based startup has taken over a troubled chain of opioid treatment centers in East Tennessee with visions of expanding throughout the region. And job number one is rehabbing the old company’s image.
Florida Lab Company Buys A Third Struggling Tennessee Hospital
Listen A Florida-based firm sees opportunity in some of Tennessee’s struggling rural hospitals. Rennova Health has bought a third facility on the upper Cumberland Plateau.
Nashville-Based Hospital Chain Studies Sponge Baths To Combat MRSA
Listen HCA is expanding an effort to control infections acquired in its hospitals with a souped-up sponge bath. This follows a study conducted in 53 HCA facilities and published in the journal The Lancet.
TennCare’s Fraud Investigations Unit Could Nearly Double In Size
Listen Gov. Bill Lee wants to nearly double the size of TennCare’s fraud unit. He proposed the expansion during this week’s State of the State address as part of a way to cut health care costs.
Meharry Unveils Long-Awaited Plan To Rescue Indigent Care In Nashville
Listen Meharry Medical College has unveiled its big idea to overhaul the way Nashville cares for patients who can’t pay. It would require every hospital in town to cooperate in a new way, funneling the least sick patients to General Hospital, which would refer out those needing specialty care.
Why A Tobacco Giant Supports Raising Tennessee’s Smoking Age
Listen The Tennessee legislature is considering whether to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21. It’s a move that even has some support from one of the world’s largest tobacco conglomerates.
Rural Tennessee Town Braces For The Inevitable Ripple Effects Of Losing Its Hospital
Listen As of 7 a.m. Friday, the small town of Celina has no functioning hospital. Cumberland River Hospital became the 11th rural hospital in Tennessee to close in recent years — more than any state but Texas. Now the remote lakeside community of 1,500 people is bracing for inevitable ripple effects, which include a blow […]
Rural Tennessee Town Braces For The Inevitable Ripple Effects Of Losing Its Hospital
Listen As of 7 a.m. Friday, the small town of Celina has no functioning hospital. Cumberland River Hospital became the 11th rural hospital in Tennessee to close in recent years — more than any state but Texas. Now the remote lakeside community of 1,500 people is bracing for inevitable ripple effects, which include a blow […]
Rural Tennessee Town Braces For The Inevitable Ripple Effects Of Losing Its Hospital
Listen As of 7 a.m. Friday, the small town of Celina has no functioning hospital. Cumberland River Hospital became the 11th rural hospital in Tennessee to close in recent years — more than any state but Texas. Now the remote lakeside community of 1,500 people is bracing for inevitable ripple effects, which include a blow […]
Pharmaceutical Companies Push Back On ‘Bad Drug’ TV Ads In Tennessee
Listen Pharmaceutical companies are trying to police so-called “bad drug” ads, starting in Tennessee. The state legislature is advancing a bill that would restrict advertising meant to recruit people harmed by medication or medical devices.
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