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Putnam County has seen an increase in vaccinations over the past three weeks, after seeing rates drop in June. As of last week 38 percent of residents are fully vaccinated, 42 percent have at least one dose. Upper Cumberland Regional Medical Director for The Tennessee Department of Health Don Grisham said this is encouraging as the more contagious Delta Variant ... Read More »

CRMC has updated its COVID guidelines effective Monday, August 9th. Updated guidelines include restrictions on visitors and overnight stays. Pediatric patients, birthing center patients, and patients with special needs will be allowed one overnight support person in some cases. Other patients will be allowed one visitor from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The guidelines state that visitors are not permitted ... Read More »

Clay County officials this week suggested Florida based Braden Health as a possible suitor for Cumberland River Hospital. The Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons, Tennessee recently purchased by Braden Health. Decatur County Mayor Mike Creasy said the organization has been professional in all aspects since taking over in July. “The Commission, the community was all looking frustrated,” Creasy said. ... Read More »

As the Delta Variant continues to spread, Cookeville Regional Medical Center is seeing its number of hospitalized patients grow. Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Mark Pierce said that he has seen one to two hospitalized patients turn into 13 in the span of a week. Pierce said 97 percent of those hospitalizations are unvaccinated. Pierce said that now a stronger and ... Read More »

Jamestown city employees will have discounted access to helicopter transport during medical emergencies. A membership with the AirMedCare Network was approved by the board of aldermen on Monday night. Chief Financial Officer Gail Dishmon said the need was evident since the closure of the Jamestown hospital. “If you’re in a bad car wreck, it’s by ambulance. It would be by ... Read More »

A national nursing shortage means more more contract labor to serve patients at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. CRMC CEO Paul Korth said that the hospital has used contractors before, but the pandemic has exacerbated the need to hire nurses through agencies. “A lot of the nurses got pulled throughout America to a lot of those difficult COVID areas to start ... Read More »

County officials are in talks with investors exploring the return of emergency services to Fentress County. County Executive Jimmy Johnson met with the investor group Friday. He said county residents have been without a local hospital for 11 months. “We’re just keeping our fingers crossed at this time, that something will work out, and hopefully it does,” Johnson said. “We’re ... Read More »