Professionals who provide orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) to patients are invited to attend a free half-day introductory course in Memphis in February. The course is titled “Clinical Management and Orthotic Application Influencing Gait Biomechanics in Patients with Neurological Conditions,” and it is presented by Wolfchase Limb & Brace and Trulife. The course offers an overview […]

By Carolyn Bahm Express Editor People with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia need an extra level of care, and Bartlett-area residents will have a new resource by early 2015. Construction on the Quail Ridge Alzheimer’s Special Care Center should begin within the next couple of months when the weather warms up enough for […]

Influenza vaccine is now available at no cost at all of the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) clinics while supplies last. No appointment is necessary. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday unless otherwise specified below. Galloway Clinic, 757 Galloway Hickory Hill Clinic, 6590 Kirby Center Cove Millington Clinic, 8225 Highway 51 N. Immunization […]

Editor’s note: This is the fourth part of the occasional “Learning to Live Again” series on Dianne Young, the Bolton High School yearbook sponsor who learned in April 2013 that she has a rare form of brain cancer. By Carolyn Bahm Express Editor Bolton High School teacher Dianne Young is managing monthly rounds of exhausting […]

Lifeblood and the Bartlett, Arlington and Lakeland Donor Council recognized its 2013 group and individual volunteers at a holiday reception on Dec. 12. Olympus Surgical Technologies’ employee Susan McCullough was named Volunteer of the Year for her exceptional work organizing four blood drives in 2013. Youth Villages received the Group Achievement Award for employers and […]

Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett has received chest pain center accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC). “Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett is dedicated to providing comprehensive health care to our community,” said Jeremy Clark, Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett chief executive officer. “In addition to adding new beds, our facility expansion in 2012 allowed us to provide additional […]

By Jeremy Clark As a local healthcare leader providing care for the people in our community, Saint Francis embraces and enjoys many partnerships that make our mission possible. Some of these include working with other healthcare companies and some are simply with local individuals who advocate for what we provide our community. Regardless of their […]

The Bartlett Women’s Clinic at 2996 Kate Bond Road, No. 105 held an open house on Nov. 7 at Saint Francis Hospital – Bartlett. The event, which included a ribbon cutting ceremony conducted by the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce, was attended by Mayor Keith McDonald, Jeremy Clark, CEO of Saint Francis – Bartlett, 75 members […]