CRMC & Vanderbilt Celebrate Ribbon Cutting
Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center celebrated their new partnership with a ribbon cutting Wednesday. Through the agreement, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will send medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and advanced practice nurses to Cookeville Regional. Dr. Ben Park is Director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. “The research that has data, has shown us the more […]
CRMC Inks Agreement Vanderbilt Cancer Center
Cookeville Regional Medical Center entering a partnership with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to have Vanderbilt employees on-site in the CRMC Cancer Center. CEO Buffy Key said Cookeville Regional oncologists will collaborate with Vanderbilt physicians and mid-level physicians. She said the hospital sends some patients to Nashville for treatment now, but the partnership will allow more […]
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 […]
Two CRMC Wings Awarded For Preventing Infections
Cookeville Regional Medical Center introduced a brand new award Tuesday night, honoring staff who limit hospital-acquired infections. CEO Buffy Key said common infections caused in U.S. hospitals include urinary tract infections from improper catheter use. She said a 1999 study reported that hospitals unintentionally cause some 100,000 infections in their patients every year. “Our team […]
CRMC To Receive Consulting For Streamlined Case Management
Cookeville Regional Medical Center will undergo consulting services from Clinical Intelligence to redesign and improve case management. CEO Buffy Key said the consultants will put processes in place to help the hospital’s Case Management Department get patients out to continuums of care as soon as a patient is ready. Key said this would be a […]
Cookeville Regional Holds Ground Breaking Ceremony For Wing Renovations
Cookeville Regional held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for an expansion project that will bring 40 additional beds. The 4 West/5 West project is further along than what a groundbreaking would suggest. Rooms are framed and drywall is up in some places, though some wiring and pipes are still exposed. Chief Executive Officer Buffy Key said […]
Putnam Health Department Begins Fall Into Fitness Program Wednesday
The Putnam County Health Department is sponsering the Fall Into Fitness effort at Cane Creek Park. Each week the health department is bringing public servants around Cookville to walk around the park to prompt physical fitness. The event begins at 11 a.m. in the parking lot across from the Cane Creek Sportsplex. Putnam Public Health […]
