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The Jamestown Regional Medical Center is back in the hands of Renova Healthcare after only a few days of new ownership. The county sold the hospital to Lester C. Clark at a delinquent tax sale on April 19. That after Renova failed to pay taxes for three years. Upon the sale of the property, Renova was given one year to ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s new interim CEO Buffy Key says her primary goal is to bring back a sense of closeness amongst the staff. Key said the pandemic left a lot of the medical facility’s staff feeling closed off from one another. She said by improving the relationship among hospital employees, it will translate into better care for its patients. ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center limiting visitation campus wide to ages 16 and older. The hospital said this is due to the community increase in cases of RSV and the flu. In the OB department, no visitors under the age of 16, other than siblings, will be permitted. Read More »

The Clay County Commission will vote Monday night on whether to provide money to a company interested in reopening Cumberland River Hospital. During a commission planning session Monday, Boa Vida Executive Darrwin Perkins said the company intends to purchase the closed hospital. Perkins said the company had yet to secure the funding. Commissioner Winton Young then asked commissioners to add ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center has launched a new campaign: “Catch-up On Your Check-ups.” The hospital hopes to emphasize the importance of getting regular check-ups, especially after having to forego them during the pandemic. Dr. Ernest Buchanan, family practice physician and CRMC board of trustees member, said that regular check-ups are an essential part of maintaining good health. “Our great goal ... Read More »

A career spanning over 56 years of caring for patients in White County hospitals. OR Nurse Bettie Davis can remember the day she began her lifelong career. “I started out March the 25th of ’65 as a nurse tech,” Davis said. “And then I went to LPN school and graduated in ’68, and then I’ve been working in White County ... Read More »

Dr. Bruce Johnson finished his term as Chief of Staff at his last meeting on the Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Thursday night. Johnson has been a member since 2017 serving on various committees during his tenure as Chief of Staff. The CRMC Board of Trustees approved a resolution thanking him for his efforts as both a board ... Read More »

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 »

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 »

Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the county’s standalone ER could receive approval as soon as Wednesday. Johnson said they are going to Nashville tomorrow for approval of the certificate of need. Current federal rules require a transferring facility connected to a major hospital be within 35 miles. “We’re just a little small pebble in the ocean here and it ... Read More »