Category Archives: CRMC Updates
Crossville’s Rickey Wallace is 5,000th Cardiac Patient at Cookeville Regional
When Crossville’s Rickey Wallace woke up at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11th, he knew he had all the classic symptoms.
Wallace was having a heart attack! The rest of the story
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Dr. Roberts follows an unusual path to medicine
You often hear people who become top professionals in their field say they dreamed of being that from an early age, but that wasn’t the case with Dr. Greg Roberts.
It’s not a stretch to say he came to be with Cookeville Regional Medical Center and Tier 1 Institute in Cookeville through an unusual path.
Dr. Roberts, an Upper Cumberland native, decided to pursue a medical degree after three years in a completely different major. The rest of the story
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New hip replacement technique at CRMC helps woman walk pain-free
A new surgical technique practiced by Cookeville orthopedic surgeon Dr. Greg Roberts is greatly reducing pain and recovery time for hip-replacement patients.
Dr. Roberts, a physician with Tier 1 Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Institute in Cookeville, affiliated with Cookeville Regional Medical Center, has been using the new technique for several months and has performed a couple dozen of them already.
One of his success stories is Crossville’s Susan Tabor, who underwent the new technique on September 24.
“I had been in pain for about five years,” Tabor said. “At one point, The rest of the story
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Crossville radio personality survives heart bypass surgery
By KEVIN J. DONALDSON Crossville Life Features Editor COOKEVILLE-Mistaking heartburn for a heart attack or vice-versa is a common thing. It’s so common, in fact, the American Heart Association devotes a portion of its website to ways you can tell … The rest of the story
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Cookeville Regional is named one of 100 best community hospitals again
Also named best in the nation for patient privacy monitoring By KEVIN J. DONALDSON Crossville Life Features Editor Cookeville Regional Medical Center has won a prestigious national award for the second year in a row, being named one of “100 … The rest of the story
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