Innovation in Orthopaedics

Apr 10, 2016 at 01:42 pm by Staff

For some physicians, the path to medicine is disjointed. That wasn’t the case for Saint Thomas orthopaedist William Kurtz, MD.At 16, the young Texan was invited to work alongs.... Read More

Fifty Years of Addressing Addiction

Apr 08, 2016 at 03:51 pm by Staff

A little more than five decades ago, Nashville businessman Robert Crichton, Sr. brought up the idea of starting a nonprofit alcoholism treatment center in Nashville to his fri.... Read More

Neighborhood Health Receives Substance Abuse Services Grant

Apr 08, 2016 at 03:35 pm by Staff

The Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded grant funding totaling $881,931 to three Tennessee health clinics. In Middle Tennessee, Neighborhood Health’s gran.... Read More

Prescription for Disaster?

Apr 08, 2016 at 12:18 pm by Staff

It’s a fine line to walk … managing patients’ physical pain without exposing them to the pain of addiction. Making the balancing act even more difficult is the inability to te.... Read More

Bringing New Life to Senior Living

Apr 08, 2016 at 11:54 am by Staff

For the nation’s largest provider of senior living services, the equation for success really comes down to the power of one – one individual making a real difference in the li.... Read More

Medication Errors & the Elderly

Apr 08, 2016 at 11:36 am by Staff

“Just Say No.” For children of the 80s, the U.S. war on drugs was a vigilant one, with warnings about illegal substances echoing from classrooms, televisions, and dinner table.... Read More

NHC Place at the Trace Prepares to Open

Apr 08, 2016 at 09:51 am by Staff

National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) is nearing completion of its newest assisted living and skilled nursing center in Middle Tennessee. The Bellevue facility is anticipated.... Read More

VUMC Leading National Precision Medicine Study

Apr 07, 2016 at 05:19 pm by Staff

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected to lead the first-of-its-kind study, expected to change the future of precision medicine.In February, officials with the.... Read More

Mark Your Calendar

Apr 07, 2016 at 05:04 pm by Staff

April 16: Installation of Meharry Medical College’s 12th President10 am • The Temple Church, 3810 Kings LaneJames E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD, who began his tenure as president and.... Read More

Capella, RegionalCare Merge

Apr 07, 2016 at 05:00 pm by Staff

In late March, Franklin-based Capella Healthcare and Brentwood-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners announced the intent to merge into a new company called RCCH Health Partner.... Read More