Tag Archives: Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Cookeville Regional Medical Center expanded its Urgent Care hours to 7am to 11pm daily, effective Monday. Director of Marketing and Communications Hannah Davis said seven full-time and four part-time medical providers are currently seeing about 600 patients per week. The extended service time is intended to take pressure off the emergency room. “The whole idea came from someone who actually ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional’s Board Of Trustees Finance Committee voted Tuesday night to table a contract extension on the center’s health record system. Committee members, led by Dr. Ernest Buchanan, voiced concerns about the system and ongoing problems that have not been fixed. Altera Digital Health had proposed a five-year contract extension at a price of some $6.16 million. “They’ve got open ... Read More »

The City of Cookeville is starting the process of building a new parking lot on North Cedar Avenue as demolition has been completed on old buildings. Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said that she hopes the new parking lot will improve citizen convenience around downtown and CRMC area. She said that parking has been an issue in the area largely due ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center receives national recognition for stroke care. Joint Commission Certification Coordinator Susan Ashburn said with evidence based training and guidelines, CRMC has attained American Heart Association Stroke Silver Plus status. Ashburn said CRMC sees some 700 potential stroke victims annually. Ashburn said of those patients some 500 receive a confirmed stroke diagnosis.  She said CRMC has been ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center outpatient infusion center will move to a new location in hopes of being more convenient. Its current location is on the 5th floor of the Professional Office Building (POB) at 145 W. 4th St. The facility will move the center down to the first floor. Patients will now enter through the East Entrance, next to the ... Read More »

The CRMC Medical Team spent time with Cookeville City Council Monday, something Mayor Laurin Wheaton said she wants to continue. Wheaton said communication is an integral part of the relationship between the council and the medical facility. She said while it is a city-owned hospital, the council does not actually control the day-t0-day. “But we also know that when there ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s new fiscal year budget placing emphasis on the facility’s people, with an increase of some $11.8 million for market adjustments. CFO Tommye Rena Wells said a projected $132 million will be budgeted for employee salaries and wages. Approximately $5.3 million will be deducted due to decreasing contract labor full-time equivalents. “As we’ve talked about, we are ... Read More »

A new equipment services agreement projected to save Cookeville Regional  more than $10 million over the next five years. CRMC has signed an agreement with SPBS to manage the lifespan of its equipment, including repairs and replacements. Cookeville Regional’s Melinda Poston said the medical center currently spends about $6 million annually on service and maintenance contracts. “We’ve not had a ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees has appointed COO Buffy Key as its interim CEO. The appointment was approved unanimously Thursday night at the recommendation of outgoing CEO Paul Korth. He said he had been preparing Key to serve as his successor since he began to think about his retirement several years ago. “You know it just wasn’t the ... Read More »

Leadership changes made on Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s Board of Trustees. The Board met Thursday night and voted on new officers and executive committee members. Former Vice-Chair Dr. Ernest Buchanan will now serve as the board’s Chair, with Board Member Cheryl Sandlin acting as his Vice-Chair. Kevin Carter will serve as the board’s Immediate Past Chairman. Sandlin will also serve ... Read More »