CRMC Opens New 4 West Neuro Unit, Expanding UC Care

Cookeville Regional’s major expansion in neurological care now complete, as hospital leaders officially opened the new 4 West Neuro Stepdown unit Tuesday. CRMC 4 West Director of Nursing Laura Kee said the new unit will focus on neurological and neurosurgical care, including stroke patients. Kee said they will provide a level of rehabilitation and treatment […]
Cookeville Regional Gets $9.4 Million Grant

Cookeville Regional Medical Center presented a $9.4 million Health Resiliency Grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to help fund its 4 West and 5 West renovation project. Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado said this is one of the larger investments the department has made this year. He said he has been focused […]
Cookeville Regional Committee Approves New Fiscal Budget

The Cookeville Regional Finance Committee passed the medical center’s 2025 fiscal year budget Tuesday night, with some $14.5 million for expansion and innovation projects. Chief Financial Officer Tommye Rena Wells said the lion’s share of the expansion costs are budgeted for the 4 West and 5 West projects, a combined $9.3 million. She said the […]
Psychiatric Unit Stripped, Renovations Continue On CRMC 4/5W

Cookeville Regional’s 5 West wing has been completely stripped, another milestone in the 4 West/5 West renovations. The 5 West wing had been used as a mental health facility, meaning many of the typical patient-room medical facilities had been removed. CEO Buffy Key said the wing was shut down at the start of the pandemic. […]
Renovations Of Cookeville Regional 4 West/5 West Take Next Step

Cookeville Regional’s Finance Committee approved a letter of agreement to move forward with renovations of the medical center’s 4 West and 5 West facilities. Interim CEO Buffy Key said the $16.4 million project would include a six-unit dialysis center. It would also increase the hospital’s capacity to 309 beds. Board Member Danny Rader said the […]









