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Cookeville Regional Medical Center nurses are dealing with exhaustion amidst a relentless COVID surge. That’s according to ICU Nurse Allison Breeding. Breeding said that she and her coworkers are seeing patients that are younger and sicker than before. She said that despite dealing with the virus for the past 18 months, it hasn’t gotten easier. “These people are my age,” ... Read More »

Six COVID deaths reported at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Friday night. As of Saturday morning, 92 patients are being treated for COVID with 24 vented and 19 in intensive care. 81 of the 92 patients had not received a COVID vaccination. The State Department of Health reported 114 cases per day over the last two weeks in Putnam County. The ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional reports five COVID deaths that occurred over Tuesday night. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said of those, four patients were not vaccinated. Shelton said the deaths were residents from Putnam County from ages 73 to 83. According to Shelton, 12 new COVID positive admits came in Tuesday. Ninety-eight patients are currently being treated for COVID. Twenty-Nine of those ... Read More »

COVID hospitalizations at Cookeville Regional have dropped to 96 patients after a full week of over 100 cases housed. Eighty percent of admissions have not been vaccinated. Numbers in the Intensive Care Unit remain steady with 29 patients. Read More »

Record numbers at Cookeville Regional Medical Center have the facility working to ensure enough capacity to continue patient treatment. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said that over the past month, the overall number of COVID-positive patients has increased by some 600 percent. “One thing for sure is the variants that we’re dealing with spread more easily than the initial virus,” ... Read More »

The Cookeville Regional Medical Center will temporary close its Cardiac Rehab center and the Sleep Center to assist staffing shortages. A memo sent to CRMC employees states that staffing at those two centers will be placed in other areas of the hospital as COVID patient numbers are expected to rise through the week. The hospitals current COVID inpatient total sits ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional is looking to combat the national nursing shortage through international nurses. Chief Nursing Officer Scott Lethi said that Worldwide Health Solutions will hopefully add stability to decrease a high turnover rate in the profession. “The COVID surge for those that have been in nursing 20 to 30 years that can retire, some are seeking earlier retirement,” Lethi said. ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center reached licensed capacity as of Tuesday morning. Chief Nursing Officer Scott Lethi said that the hospital had to get creative with its overflow patients by maximizing resources. “You know we need staff to come in and work extra to take care of higher volumes,” Lethi said. “Our census is higher than it was a year ago. ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional reports 47 positive COVID patients Monday with 15 in intensive care. According to the medical center, three more people have died as a result of COVID, two from Putnam County, one from Fentress County. Six new COVID patients were admitted Monday. Read More »

COVID cases back over 30 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Thursday with seven new patients admitted. CRMC reports 34 positive COVID patients at Cookeville Regional. 12 patients are in intensive care with four vented as of Thursday afternoon. The State Health Department reports positivity rates in Putnam County at over 19 percent during the last seven days. Cumberland County’s positivity ... Read More »