CRMC Annual Survey Shows Employee Engagement Improved
The Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees saw improved scores on its 2025 employee engagement survey Thursday. An estimated 1,577 responses received with an overall score 3.91 out of 5. In years past, CRMC had been stuck at a 3.7 score. But CEO Buffy Key said focusing on employees led to improved scores for […]
CRMC Borrowing $13 Million For New Inpatient Hospital
Cookeville Regional Medical Center will borrow funds up to $13 million to construct a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital. CRMC received authorization from the Cookeville City Council to borrow the funds on Thursday. Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the expansion is needed. “We are keeping people in the community, which is so important as a health care […]
CRMC’s Vendor Choice For Software Meets Opposition
Cookeville Regional Medical Center plans to spend $26-million for a new electronic medical records system. Board Trustee Dan Rader said he is disappointed the hospital administration did not put out a request for proposal for the expense. Rader said he thinks it is premature to make this purchase. “I know that the one the hospital […]
CRMC Board Approves New Budget, Rehab Expansion
The Cookeville Regional Board of Trustees approved a $448 million budget Thursday night for the new fiscal year. CEO Buffy Key said the budget includes multiple expansion and renovation projects. Key said one of the projects is to increase the beds in their rehab hospital from 20 to 50. “Right now, we have to turn […]
CRMC’s New Wound Care Center Opens Monday
Cookeville Regional Medical Center will be opening its new Advanced Wound Care Center Monday, March 3.
CRMC 5W Renovation Set To Open December
Work on the renovation of Cookeville Regional’s 5W wing expected to wrap up by the end of August. CEO Buffy Key said they are hoping to have patients in the new wing in December. Key said the project continues to stay on time and on budget despite recent economic challenges. “We’re very excited,” Key said. […]
CRMC Trustee Owens Honored As He Steps Down
The Cookeville Regional Board of Trustees honored Dr. Carl Owens for his work on the board during their Thursday meeting. Owens will be stepping down after six years of service. He said it has been his pleasure to serve on the board. “I will continue to be an advocate for CRMC having been in this […]
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 […]
CRMC To Buildout New Wound Care Center On Cedar
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, […]
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. […]
