Tag Archives: ER

The Cookeville Regional Finance Committee voted Tuesday night to move forward with renovations to a building that will house the hospital’s Wound Care Center. CFO Tommye Rena Wells said the estimated cost for the project will not exceed $500,000. CEO Buffy Key said the hospital has been leasing the space from a local medical facility, which needed the space to ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s 5 West renovation project has taken its next step, with facilities now being built out. CEO Buffy Key said the patient rooms in 5 West are now being built out and the improved facility is taking shape. She said the hospital is having furniture fairs now to determine what kind of furniture will be used for ... Read More »

Cookeville will use some $190,000 in Opioid Abatement money for an Addiction Navigator Service at Cookeville Regional. Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the navigator will be able to track how fast patients are getting into treatment facilities and compare that to how the process worked before. Wheaton said the addiction navigator will not only help recovering addicts but also help ... Read More »

Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson honored with a proclamation by the state for his efforts in making the ER a reality. Representative Ed Butler read the proclamation at the facility’s ribbon-cutting Thursday. He said they wanted to recognize Johnson’s dedication as a public servant toward improving the quality of life for citizens in the community. As in the proclamation, Butler ... Read More »

The community, local leaders and state officials gathered to celebrate the long-awaited Fentress County standalone ER facility ribbon-cutting Tuesday. Dr. James Shamiyeh is the Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations at UT Medical Center. He said that the key to making this a reality was the urgent need to fill the gap in emergency services. “This is an area that ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center to perform an ER study in hopes of making its emergency room more efficient. After struggling with wait times and other issues, CEO Paul Korth said the hospital wanted to explore what steps it can take to better patient care. “From a process standpoint,” Korth said. “Is our emergency room the right size? So with this ... Read More »

Despite claims from multiple nurses inside Cookeville Regional Medical Center, CEO Paul Korth said there have not been major layoffs in the medical center’s nursing ranks. “We recognize that there are currently many inaccuracies circulating regarding our actions, and I can confirm that there have not been ‘major layoffs in the nursing,'” Korth said in an email response. Korth said ... Read More »

UT Medical Center announced finalized plans for Fentress County’s satellite Emergency Department. The plans include six exam rooms plus a trauma room for major health incidents. Imaging services will include CT, X-ray, and Ultrasound. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said that the announcement of the plans for the facility made its future all the more real. “We’ve had our doubters, and ... Read More »

U.S. Congressman John Rose is working to secure federal funding to get equipment for Fentress County’s standalone ER. That is according to Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson. Johnson said that Rose and his team came and toured the facility this week. “It will actually be a large impact on our rural medicine in Fentress County,” Johnson said. “We’re just tickled ... Read More »

Fentress County and UT-Medical have received approval from the state to establish its standalone ER in Jamestown. The facility will include nine treatment rooms, including one trauma room. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said after nearly two years without a hospital, an accomplishment was reached, proving the naysayers wrong. “It’s just a good day for us here and this is nothing ... Read More »