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Two COVID patients died at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 121. One resident of Putnam County and one from Overton County passed away. Cookeville Regional reported 83 COVID-positive tests Thursday. Four additional patients are awaiting tests bringing the isolation total to 87. Statewide, more than 3,200 residents are hospitalized with COVID-19. Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center announced they would put a temporary pause on all elective surgeries due to COVID. This decision is based on current challenges with bed capacity and higher numbers of the CRMC staff calling in sick. CRMC CEO Paul Korth said in a written statement that they want to, “assure the public that an elective case does not ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said his team has set plans in place to vaccinate medical workers inside the facility when the COVID vaccine becomes available. When that will be, Korth said remains a question mark. “We don’t know a definite day, we hope it will be coming very, very shortly,” Korth said. Tier one of the CDC’s vaccination plans ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said the holidays present a dangerous scenario for COVID-19. “Just very concerned about rapid spread that has been happening over our region over the past few weeks and months,” Korth said. “And very fearful over this holiday season that if residents of the Upper Cumberland don’t social distance, wear a mask and protect themselves, we ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech Nursing professor Melissa Geist has received the Alumni Award for Innovation in Health Care by Vanderbilt. Geist said she’s proud of creating a course that brings the medical and engineering worlds together. She said this course has taken students to Cuba where they’ve come back with real ideas to improve the lives of patients and medical professionals. “They ... Read More »

Thursday marks two weeks until Thanksgiving. Cookeville Regional Medical Center Infection Prevention Manager Stephanie Etter said families need to plan their approach to the holidays in a COVID world. “I think keeping your group smaller. Maybe limit your gathering to immediate family rather then extended family,” Etter said. “Consider having your Thanksgiving in a larger location. Maybe a bigger home ... Read More »

Two COVID-positive patients died at Cookeville Regional Medical Center overnight bringing the pandemic death toll to 53. Cookeville Regional Public Relations Director Melahn Finley reports both of those deceased are from Putnam County. As of Friday morning, 52 patients are being treated for COVID at CRMC, down from more than 70 at the end of last week. Some 579 patients ... Read More »

Another record-high COVID case tally Monday at Cookeville Regional Medical Center with 71 positive cases. Director Of Public Relations Melahn Finley said CRMC reported its 50 death this weekend, a resident from Putnam County. The COVID tally has more than doubled in the month of October at Cookeville Regional. The Medical Center suspended elective procedures with overnight stays last week ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center is making changes to its heart and rehab center for better protection against COVID. CEO Paul Korth said the center is adding zones for isolated cardiac patient treatment. “For example, somebody that is working out on the treadmill or one of the rowers or something,” Korth said. “There will be plexiglass around that individual work station.” ... Read More »

Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Mark Pierce said it is impossible to predict how bad the flu season will be, but Cookeville Regional Medical Center has already treated 13 cases. Pierce said the combination of COVID and the flu circulating the public puts high risk people in even more danger. “We would really like to encourage people to go ahead and ... Read More »