Council Votes To Move Forward With Outside Counsel
Cookeville City Council voted 4-0 Thursday night to have the city manager hire an outside counsel to provide information on the Ricky Shelton-CRMC hiring. “The public has questions and I believe it is our duty to find the answers,” Council Member Eric Walker said. “The city council (are) the representatives of the people and with […]
Meetings Scheduled With CRMC CEO And City Council Over Mayor Hiring
Cookeville City Council Member Mark Miller said individual meetings are scheduled next week between council members and Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth. “Some of the big issues are can a sitting member of the city council seek out employment with a city entity while being a member of the city council,” Miller said. “Is that […]
CRMC Will Likely Begin Vaccinations Once Supply Increases
Cookeville Regional will likely begin vaccinating citizens when vaccine supplies become more plentiful. CEO Paul Korth said in the early stages, it made more sense for the Health Departments to be the primary provider. “As soon as there is plenty of vaccine available, we will step in and help,” Korth said. “Right now, there is […]
CRMC Suspending Elective Procedures Again
Cookeville Regional will once again suspend elective procedures beginning Monday. CEO Paul Korth said the suspension will continue until the number of COVID cases decreases significantly. “We are seeing a record high for the medical center in terms of patients being in isolation from COVID-19,” Korth said. “We expect the trend to continue, and we’ll […]
Vaccine Expected To Arrive In UC Over Next Several Days
COVID vaccines for emergency personnel will begin arriving in the Upper Cumberland over the next several days. Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said medical center employees have signed up for the optional vaccine. The medical center has set up tiers of staff based on priority to get the vaccine first. “We don’t know when we’re […]
CRMC Has Plans Ready To Vaccinate
Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said his team has set plans in place to vaccinate medical workers inside the facility when the COVID vaccine becomes available. When that will be, Korth said remains a question mark. “We don’t know a definite day, we hope it will be coming very, very shortly,” Korth said. Tier one […]
CRMC’s Korth Concerned About Possible Holiday COVID Spike
Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth said the holidays present a dangerous scenario for COVID-19. “Just very concerned about rapid spread that has been happening over our region over the past few weeks and months,” Korth said. “And very fearful over this holiday season that if residents of the Upper Cumberland don’t social distance, wear a […]
CRMC Suspending Elective Surgeries With Overnight Stays
Cookeville Regional will suspend elective surgeries that require overnight stays effective immediately. CRMC CEO Paul Korth said it’s an effort to free up beds with the recent COVID surge. “We are surging up in our numbers and we’re doing things appropriately to to take care of those patients,” Korth said. “We’re also looking at ways […]
Extra Precautions Coming To CRMC Cardiac Rehab
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is making changes to its heart and rehab center for better protection against COVID. CEO Paul Korth said the center is adding zones for isolated cardiac patient treatment. “For example, somebody that is working out on the treadmill or one of the rowers or something,” Korth said. “There will be plexiglass […]
CRMC COVID Case Hits High At 28
Cookeville Regional’s COVID case load hit 28 patients Thursday, the highest number since the outbreak began. CEO Paul Korth said the numbers show more people testing positive across the Upper Cumberland. “They’ve been in the low-to-mid 20s now for the past couple of weeks,” Korth said. “But there are more people that getting tested positive. […]
