CRMC Pet Buddy Program Again Seeing Growth
Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s Pet Buddy Program is seeing growth as more volunteers are deciding to lend a helping hand. CRMC Volunteer Service Coordinator Cindy Maxwell said the Pet Buddy Program is a group of volunteers that partner with pet therapy dogs and pet handlers to help gain extra feedback from the therapy sessions. Maxwell […]
CRMC Launches New Healthcare Payment System
Cookeville Regional has launched a new healthcare payment system for patients called Patient Financial Experience. CRMC Communication Supervisor Hannah Davis said patients can access the payment system online by using a computer or mobile device. Patients can track medical bills and set up payment plans. Davis said that with the new system, patients can now […]
Wound Care Center Improving Patient Experience
Cookeville Regional’s new Advanced Wound Care Center will allow for more efficiency and a better patient experience alongside the extra space.
Rader Requests Hospital Consider $100K Maintenance Contract
Cookeville Regional Finance Committee Chair Danny Rader requesting the hospital look into a software maintenance agreement costing the hospital some $100,000. Rader said the agreement is for a hands-free communication system nurses use to talk to one another while working. Rader said he is impressed with the system itself but the maintenance agreement may be […]
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 Becomes Core Rotation Site For Medical Students
Cookeville Regional now serving as a core site for medical students, providing a place for students to learn and additional expertise for the region. Gastroenterologist Nicole Pisapia said a core site is the medical facility where students begin their two years of hands-on learning in a hospital. Pisapia said they will be starting their first […]
CRMC Now Offering Dry Needling Treatment
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Sports Medicine is now offering a new form of treatment called dry needling. Dry needling inserts thin and flimsy needles into the skin at strategic locations to relieve pain. Sports Physical Therapist Dr. David Maldonado said dry needling is similar to acupuncture. “Dry needling is the Western medicine approach to essentially […]
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 […]
North Cedar Phase II Underway, Eliminates Street Parking
Phase two of Cookeville’s North Cedar Avenue Streetscape project underway, with the removal of streetside parking underway. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said 17 roadside parking spots will be removed. She said the street is too tight for two lanes of traffic and parking on each side of the street. She said this […]
