CRMC Cardiac Team Completes First Tricuspid Valve Repair
Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s Cardiac Care team has successfully completed its first tricuspid valve repair, marking a new milestone for advanced heart care in the Upper Cumberland. The procedure expands the hospital’s structural heart program and enables patients to receive specialized cardiac care locally rather than travel to larger cities. Physician Assistant and Structural Heart […]
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. […]
Renova Health Owns Former Medical Center Again
The Jamestown Regional Medical Center is back in the hands of Renova Healthcare after only a few days of new ownership. The county sold the hospital to Lester C. Clark at a delinquent tax sale on April 19. That after Renova failed to pay taxes for three years. Upon the sale of the property, Renova […]
CRMC’s Buffy Key: Reinvesting In People Is The Goal
Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s new interim CEO Buffy Key says her primary goal is to bring back a sense of closeness amongst the staff. Key said the pandemic left a lot of the medical facility’s staff feeling closed off from one another. She said by improving the relationship among hospital employees, it will translate into […]
CRMC Restricts Visitors Due To RSV And Flu Cases
Cookeville Regional Medical Center limiting visitation campus wide to ages 16 and older. The hospital said this is due to the community increase in cases of RSV and the flu. In the OB department, no visitors under the age of 16, other than siblings, will be permitted.
Clay Commissioners Will Consider Celina’s Match To Healthcare Company
The Clay County Commission will vote Monday night on whether to provide money to a company interested in reopening Cumberland River Hospital. During a commission planning session Monday, Boa Vida Executive Darrwin Perkins said the company intends to purchase the closed hospital. Perkins said the company had yet to secure the funding. Commissioner Winton Young […]
CRMC Urges Community To “Catch-up On Your Check-Ups”
Cookeville Regional Medical Center has launched a new campaign: “Catch-up On Your Check-ups.” The hospital hopes to emphasize the importance of getting regular check-ups, especially after having to forego them during the pandemic. Dr. Ernest Buchanan, family practice physician and CRMC board of trustees member, said that regular check-ups are an essential part of maintaining […]
Sparta Nurse Bettie Davis Celebrates More Than 56 Years Caring For Patients
A career spanning over 56 years of caring for patients in White County hospitals. OR Nurse Bettie Davis can remember the day she began her lifelong career. “I started out March the 25th of ’65 as a nurse tech,” Davis said. “And then I went to LPN school and graduated in ’68, and then I’ve […]
Johnson Completes Term As CRMC Medical Staff President
Dr. Bruce Johnson finished his term as Chief of Staff at his last meeting on the Cookeville Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees Thursday night. Johnson has been a member since 2017 serving on various committees during his tenure as Chief of Staff. The CRMC Board of Trustees approved a resolution thanking him for his […]
CRMC Nurses Working Tirelessly Amidst Record Numbers
Cookeville Regional Medical Center nurses are dealing with exhaustion amidst a relentless COVID surge. That’s according to ICU Nurse Allison Breeding. Breeding said that she and her coworkers are seeing patients that are younger and sicker than before. She said that despite dealing with the virus for the past 18 months, it hasn’t gotten easier. […]
