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Baum: MTSU-Meharry partnership will transform rural health care

Sep 15, 2020 at 10:00 am by Voice Wire 1

Many in Tennessee state government share the goals of increasing access to health care, helping rural and distressed counties and providing additional funding for education..... Read More

Why you should get your flu shot

Sep 01, 2020 at 09:05 am by Voice Wire

Fall 2020 is the most important time ever to get your flu shot. CDC and infectious disease experts warn this fall may be precarious as both flu and COVID-19 will be circu.... Read More

Charlie Baum: Three Ways to Improve Health Care in Tennessee

Aug 17, 2020 at 02:28 pm by Voice Wire 1

Health care is a matter of great importance to us all. It should come as no surprise to anyone that access and the ever-increasing cost of care are among the greatest challeng.... Read More

Why do tax-exempt hospitals bill for charges that aren't owed?

Aug 14, 2020 at 10:00 am by robmtchl

In 2018, the global healthcare sector's revenue was $1.853 trillion, an increase of 4.5% on a year-on-year basis. When it comes to healthcare expenditures, the US tops the lis.... Read More

How healthy is Rutherford County?

Feb 25, 2020 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

A statistical snapshot of Rutherford County’s overall health, including its areas of strengths and its challenges, is now available from MTSU. The MTSU&nbs.... Read More

Open enrollment begins: Renew your insurance through the Marketplace by Dec. 15

Nov 01, 2019 at 12:00 pm by Voice Wire

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) reminds consumers that Open Enrollment for health insurance coverage in 2020 on the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.... Read More

StoneCrest adds robot surgeon

Jul 24, 2019 at 08:00 am by Voice Wire

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is the first hospital in Rutherford County to offer robotic-arm assisted total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements with the use of.... Read More

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt is ready to spend $27.2M in Murfreesboro

Oct 31, 2018 at 09:03 am by Voice Wire

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt broke ground Oct. 29 on a new 37,500-square-foot facility that will significantly expand pediatric specialty care, ou.... Read More

Local doctor offers 'Concierge medicine for the working class'

Oct 26, 2018 at 07:00 am by Michelle Willard

Dr. Christine Hoffman has opened a different kind of medical practice at Vanguard Medicine. One that is based on patient care and membership fees. Hoffman calls it "concierge.... Read More