Tech’s Brown: Ransomware Attacks Difficult To Navigate
As Cookeville Regional Medical Center works through a ransomware attack, a Tech cybersecurity expert said recovery from such events can be challenging. Eric Brown of Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Outreach and Research Center said the malware can be used to steal and restrict access to data. Attackers hold it in exchange for a large financial reward. […]
CRMC Experiences A Network Security Incident
Cookeville Regional Medical Center has experienced a network security incident where an unauthorized party gained access to its network. Marketing and Communications Director Hannah Davis said the incident originated outside of the United States. The time the incident took place is unknown. Davis said the incident has impacted CRMC. “The internet is currently down to […]
Stutterers Face Challenges, Can Be Overcome With Practice
Many people deal with stuttering, but a local speech therapist said overcoming stuttering can happen with time and practice. Mallory Brock is a Speech Pathologist at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Brock said several millions of people nationwide struggle with stuttering. Brock said speech pathology is the exact cause of stuttering is unknown, but research shows […]
CRMC Budget Passes; Concerns About ER & Medicaid Cuts
Cookeville Regional’s new fiscal year budget approved by Cookeville City Council on first reading, but not before some concern about ER wait times. A resident asked CEO Buffy Key what was being done in this budget to reduce those times. Key said the problem is universal in health care today. “We have been working on […]
CRMC Celebrates Tennessee Heart Expansion Grand Opening
The Tennessee Heart expansion project celebrated at a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon. The expansion doubles the size of the Cookeville facility and puts all of the Cookeville Regional cardiology resources under one roof. Director of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Debbie Baker said a center like this has been a dream for nearly two decades. […]
New Survey Shows CRMC Patient Safety Improved Since ’23
New survey results show Cookeville Regional Medical Center made strong gains in its patient safety culture. CRMC Associate Chief Nursing Officer Chevelle Johnson said the survey gives feedback on patient safety and how the hospital is operating. Survey results show that CRMC had nine percent improvement in communication about errors, a six percent improvement in […]
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 Helped Repeal Old Law To Benefit Rural Hospitals
Senator Paul Bailey said Cookeville Regional championed the repeal of an old law, which will benefit rural hospitals statewide. The regulation, passed in the 1970s, required Tennessee hospitals to hire anesthesiologists, radiologists, pathologists, and emergency room doctors through an outside company. Bailey said this year, legislators passed a partial repeal that allows counties that have […]
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 […]
