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West Tennessee Healthcare and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Announce Pediatric Collaboration in West Tennessee
JACKSON, Tenn. – West Tennessee Healthcare and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital have announced a new collaboration to provide specialized pediatric care to the children of West Tennessee. A resolution approving the collaboration was approved by the West Tennessee Healthcare board at their meeting on June 29, 2021.
In July, the two organizations will ask the State of Tennessee for approval to develop a pediatric hospital-within-a-hospital licensed to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital inside Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The pediatric unit will be the first of its kind in West Tennessee and is proposed to be staffed by pediatric experts from Le Bonheur and West Tennessee Healthcare.
Jackson General recognized for work in opioid-related pregnancy projects
February 22, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Jackson-Madison County General Hospital received the Gold Banner Award for their work in the Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy and Opioid Exposed Newborn projects.
The award from Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care is based on the participation, data collection and improvements in implementing best practices of care, according to a news release.
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital teams on both projects have worked to educate staff members, decrease stigma, and create more resources and guidelines for families through the two programs, the release says.
Data shows COVID-19 has had an impact on the population, with drug overdose deaths increasing significantly in 2020, and opioid use continues to be a leading cause of pregnancy-associated mortality, the release says.
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February 3, 2021
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital is helping to raise awareness of cancer within the community.
Wednesday afternoon, the Kirkland Cancer Center and hospital staff gathered to watch the raising of a World Cancer Day flag in front of Patient Discharge.
Executive Director of the Kirkland Cancer Center, Gina Myracle, says she hopes people will come to the center with questions not only about diagnosis, but with screening prevention treatment and survivor ship as well.
“Cancer is a very real disease in our community it impacts our friends, our family that we take care of everyday, and we want to be an organization that people look to and come to when they’re faced with cancer,” Myracle says.
Health officials report progress in battle against COVID-19 We re kind of holding our breath.
January 27, 2021
“We’re kind of holding our breath,” said Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department Regional Director Kim Tedford.
“It brings me some joy this morning to bring some positive news to you all,” said West Tennessee Healthcare Chief Compliance Officer Amy Garner.
“We’re monitoring and share the excitement and the cautious optimism of the numbers that we have,” said Jackson Mayor Scott Conger.
The health department reported 39 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with a 10.1% positivity rate.
“To put that in perspective a little bit, we were seeing increases in a weeks time of 500 and above during the month of December. Since last Wednesday, we’ve only increased 277 new cases,” Tedford said.