CRMC Preparing For South Tower Tax Exempt Bond
Cookeville Regional beginning work to acquire a tax-exempt bond to fund the South Tower Project. Board Chairman Danny Rader said if and when CRMC is ready to move forward with the South Tower Project, it will have to be financed through tax-exempt bonds. Rader said the project is still under design, which will determine if […]
CRMC Sees Significant Improvement In Turnover Rate
Cookeville Regional saw an 8.2 percent reduction in employee turnover last year, according to a report Thursday to the Board of Trustees. Employee turnover rate stood at 22.4 percent. Human Resource Officer Angel Lewis said the improvement was the biggest win of the entire report. Lewis said boosted morale contributed to the improvement. “We do […]
TTU And CRMC Partnership Successful In Nursing Research
Tennessee Tech Whitson-Hester School of Nursing’s partnership with Cookeville Regional Medical Center has proven to be successful for Nursing research. Tennessee Tech Nurse Research Liaison Dr. Susan Piras said the partnership began in 2019 and has since completed several research publications around bedside nurses in the ICU. Piras said the partnership has allowed CRMC bedside […]
CRMC Targeting Revenue Using New Consulting Firm
Cookeville Regional will look to collect more revenue from insurance companies after the Board of Trustees approved a contract Thursday with a healthcare consulting firm. CEO Buffy Key said the firm will consider Cookeville Regional’s processes from registering a patient to the final bill. Key said the medical center has been searching for ways to […]
Foundation Hosting Hospice Conference, Big Need In UC
The Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation will host a free community-wide hospice care conference Friday to address hospice and palliative care, and what that looks like here in the Upper Cumberland. Foundation Director John Bell said several hospice and palliative care experts will speak on different topics, like pain management and the difference between hospice care […]
Big Beautiful Bill May Have Mixed Impact On Rural Hospitals
Cookeville Regional Medical Center CEO Buffy Key said the total impact of the new federal budget may be a mixed impact on rural hospitals. Key said she does have some concerns with the new bill, especially as it relates to Medicaid. “I do think there’s some reasons to probably look at Medicaid a little closer,” […]
CRMC Investigating Ransomware Attack, Personal Info
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is still investigating the ransomware attack it suffered several weeks ago. CEO Buffy Key said CRMC hired a company to continue the investigation. Key said the process takes a lot of time to uncover all the facts. “The fact that they haven’t told us anything yet is to me a positive […]
CRMC Sees Contract Improvements With CIA Agreement
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Official said it has seen contract improvements after completing its five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement. The agreement part of a resolution that CRMC had with the Office of Inspector General that set guidelines to improve contract language and ensure the hospital’s compliance with laws such as the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback […]
CRMC Using New Opioid Funds For Navigator Program
Cookeville will send additional opioid abatement money to Cookeville Regional to assist residents through its Substance Abuse Navigator Program. Substance Abuse Navigator John Johnson told the CRMC Board of Trustees Thursday the program is designed to help connect patients who visit the hospital to recovery services and navigate the recovery process. Johnson said navigating the […]
Wound Care Move Complete, 4 West Changes Progressing
Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s relocation of the Wound Care Center is complete. The Wound Care Center opened at the new location on Cedar Avenue back in March, but CEO Buffy Key said it took several months to finish the move. “We’ve got a great team over there,” Key said. “We actually partnered with a company […]
