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Charity Clinic Opens New Facility In Nashville Neighborhood Hard …

WEBA 30-year-old charity clinic in Nashville opened its first satellite location on Tuesday. And it just so happens to be in one of the zip codes hardest hit by COVID-19. …

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Study: Nashville's For-Profit Hospital Systems Are Among The

WEBThe for-profit hospital industry based in Nashville finds itself among the most expensive health care systems in the country. That’s according to a new study from the …

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Private takeover of struggling Houston County hospital approved …

WEBThe takeover was approvedby the Houston County Commission more than a year ago. But anytime a nonprofit or government-owned hospital is moving into private …

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It's a first: After a decadelong wave of closures, a rural hospital

WEBBlake Farmer. August 21, 2022. Blake FarmerWPLN News (File) The cleaning staff dust mops the emergency department lobby of the Haywood County Community Hospital …

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Which vaccines when

WEBOn top of an annual flu vaccine and a new COVID booster, seniors and babies will now be eligible for one more immunization — against respiratory syncytial virus.

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In exit interview, Tennessee health chief Lisa Piercey defends

WEBTennessee’s health commissioner is stepping down, making the announcement Thursday after three years in the role which has become the state's …

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Here’s why Tennessee’s AG wants access to reproductive medical …

WEBState attorneys general in 18 states — including Tennessee’s — are fighting with the Biden Administration over medical records related to reproductive care.

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Health Care WPLN News

WEBApril 7, 2024. The Center for Reproductive Rights, seven patients and two doctors are arguing that Tennesseans are being wrongfully denied medically needed abortions …

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Study: Medicaid expansion could cover 150,000 more Tennesseans …

WEBA new study on Medicaid expansion argues that Tennessee could give 150,000 more residents health coverage and still end up saving money. Tennessee is …

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Longtime CHS Chief Stepping Down After Years Of Struggle To …

WEBOn Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM. Wayne Smith has led the hospital chain Community Health Systems for 23 years. It briefly ran even more hospitals than HCA. But in recent …

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Thousands of Tennessee patients will have to find new doctors if …

WEBHCA is based in Nashville, Tenn., with more than 180 hospitals around the country, making it the largest hospital company in the country.

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Investigation: A Clarksville Hospital Has Sued 750 Patients This …

WEBCourt records compiled by WPLN News show that Clarksville’s sole hospital has sued more than 9,000 patients since for-profit giant Community Health Systems …

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The life and legacy of Dr. Matthew Walker WPLN News

WEBThe Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center has been serving North Nashville’s uninsured and underinsured citizens since it opened in 1968.

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With rural hospitals in financial straits, some Tennessee

WEBKyle Kopec, Braden Health’s chief compliance officer, searches an old medical supply cabinet in Decatur County General, which was abandoned by the …

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TennCare Can Now Accept Middle-Class Families With Special …

WEBThe state will begin taking referral forms online Nov. 23. There are two tiers: The first provides full Medicaid services to children with the most significant needs; the second …

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Tennessee Coronavirus Updates WPLN News

WEBLatest Updates. November 14, 2022 A long COVID patient in Hendersonville shows just how little is known about treatment; October 25, 2022 COVID vaccine events in …

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Robertson Co. built a free clinic for all government employees, but

WEBAnother Middle Tennessee school district has opened a free clinic for all employees. Government workers in Robertson County can now use a walk-in clinic, …

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Why are Tennessee moms and babies dying at such a high …

WEB2 United States Infant Mortality Rate A community’s infant mortality rate is the measure of deaths of children under the age of one year old and is used as an indicator of the …

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What we know a week after Tennessee rejected federal HIV funding

WEBInstead, nonprofits including Nashville Cares and Neighborhood Health have been warned in a letterdated Jan. 17 that they will lose their funding May 31. As of Friday afternoon, …

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Behind The Scenes Of The Country’s ‘Biggest’ Fireworks Show

WEBLansden Hill has been in charge of Nashville’s Independence Day fireworks for nearly 30 years, and planning is a year-round process. He starts prepping in the fall with overseas …

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Sustainability Experts Share Strategies To Confront Nashville’s …

WEBResponding to Nashville’s frequent high humidity and prolonged stretches of 90-plus degree weather, a local nonprofit has initiated a Metro-supported study into …

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Haslam Opines on Federal Ed Department, Defends NCLB Waiver …

WEBGovernor Bill Haslam doesn’t use the same rhetoric to describe the federal Department of Education as Republicans running for President. Ten governors sat on …

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