Tag Archives: Medical

The growing cost to provide medical care for Putnam County inmates causing budget concerns for Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris. Farris updated the county commission on the current finances. Farris said last year, the department sent 44 inmates to the hospital. This year, 42 inmates have already received medical care with five months left in the budget. “We are not ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Regional Medical Director Dr. Don Grisham is warning the public against treating COVID with Ivermectin. Grisham said the drug is used by veterinarians to treat animal parasites like heartworms and roundworms. Grisham said the FDA, CDC and WHO have all issued statements saying Ivermectin is not authorized or approved to treat COVID. “The side effects of Ivermectin that ... Read More »

The Cumberland County EMS team wants to save more lives through the creation of the region’s first Tactical EMS team. The team will go with SWAT teams into tactical situations, like school shootings or hostage situations, to provide more immediate care. Paramedic Training Officer and Special Ops Unit Commander Daniel Coleman said the formation of the team could help prevent ... 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 »

Fentress County Commissioners approved purchasing a building for a stand-alone UT Medical Center facility. Commissioners agreed to purchase the old Fentress Health Systems building for $655,707. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said a long-term commitment was needed for UT Medical to lobby the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for restriction changes. “Passing this right here, these two amendments, I was ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center resumed outpatient surgeries and procedures on Monday. Surgeons and staff are currently working to reschedule patients whose procedures had been postponed. Cookeville Regional Marketing & Public Relations Specialist Hannah Davis said there may be an initial increase in the number of procedures done each day simply due to surgeons and staff working to reschedule patient procedures. ... Read More »