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Cookeville Regional’s new “Frontline Food Park” has seen some major success since launching last week. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said that such an option was long-requested by employees. He said that their goal is to have two to three trucks every day, and eventually options for the night shift as well. “It’s kind of hard, you know, if you ... Read More »

Fireworks will be a major part of celebrations this weekend, but don’t let the celebrations turn into injuries. Cookeville Regional Emergency Physician Dr. Omar Hamada said one of the worst things people can do is mix alcohol and fireworks. He said on weekends like the Fourth of July the emergency room treats injuries that could have been prevented. “This weekend ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center extended visitation hospital-wide to normal hours Tuesday. Visiting hours are now from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The hospital has been under COVID visitation guidelines over the past two years. Read More »

CRMC’s Board of Trustees approved CEO Paul Korth to finalize and enter a letter of intent about a potential new orthopedic surgery center. Korth said that the hospital would be a 20 percent owner of a new facility in a partnership with Tier One Surgery Center, LLC. He said that one of the main goals of this process is to ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional to increase its budget for salaries, wages, and benefits for fiscal year 2023 by almost $7 million. Chief Financial Officer Tommye Rena Wells said that brings that budget item up to some $155 million. “During the current fiscal year, the facility increased our wages by almost $7 million for various market adjustments,” Wells said. “In an effort to ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center beginning to return to normal operations following more than two years of COVID procedures. CEO Paul Korth said new policies will most likely be announced later this week “Case numbers are lower than usual, and as we’ve talked in the past it’s something that we look at every day and every week here,” Korth said. “One ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center hosting a series of health screenings in the Education Center this week. Coordinator Wanda Richardson said that the screenings offered will cover anything from blood tests to thyroid tests. She said that they want to do their best to ensure everyone has the opportunity to get screenings that wants them. “We see so many people that ... Read More »

After cases of BA2 began to spread widely across Europe, experts here expected to see a similar increase in cases. Bu that surge has not happened yet, according to Cookeville Regional Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Mark Pierce. “Now reasons for that, we aren’t really sure but I suspect it’s probably because so many people have been either vaccinated or have ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional’s finance committee approved a 1.173 million purchase to replace the Cancer Center’s CT simulator. Radiation Oncologist Dr. Algis Sidrys said that the simulator is an integral part of planning a patient’s treatment. He said that every patient will use the simulator at least one time during their cancer care. “It is not a treatment machine it’s strictly a ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center will send some five pallets of items to Poland for Ukrainian Refugees. Director of Materials Management Melinda Poston said that the collection came at the request of TEMA and Governor Bill Lee to hospitals all across the state. She said that within four or five hours of her sending a mass email to the hospital, they ... Read More »