At JA BizTown, kids get first taste of ‘the world of work’
At Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown, fifth and sixth graders run a mini city and take jobs at storefronts that represent major Memphis organizations.
Topic: healthcare
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May 2026
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Grief to graduation: Woman honors her mother’s legacy after losing three family members in crash
Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it.
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April 2024
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Elizabeth Lemmonds has a brain tumor and no health insurance, a sadly American tale
Lemmonds has a brain tumor and no health care. Why is she telling her story? “Someone reading this is going to get hit ... by a diagnosis that is going to bankrupt them,” she said.
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July 2023
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Teens get paid while learning about health care careers
The summer program, which launched in 2022, pays teens $15 an hour as they learn.
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September 2022
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Arlington students get real-world experience with clinical internships
With a goal of providing Arlington students with a hands-on learning experience in various medical professions, the suburb’s school district has begun an internship with several healthcare providers.
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March 2021
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Saint Francis adds urgent care clinics
Several MedPost locations are now called Urgent Care of Saint Francis. One is located in Olive Branch and the others are in Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, East Memphis and Germantown according to a release by Saint Francis Healthcare.
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June 2020
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Church Health breaks its rule, extends care to the jobless during pandemic
Church Health chief executive Dr. Scott Morris: "Do you now somebody who has lost their job, who has lost their health insurance?... This might be a time to consider making a donation to Church Health."
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May 2020
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Meritan staff braves pandemic to continue in-home care
The nonprofit social work and health agency wants to add walk-up, COVID-19 testing for the homeless to the array of services it provides.
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Houston High student honors healthcare workers with senior project
One Houston High junior decided he could get a head start on his senior capstone project. He took the opportunity to give back to healthcare workers.
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January 2020
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Methodist Healthcare buys building next to The Citizen
Methodist Healthcare has purchased the Midtown building it has been leasing for minor med and diagnostic centers.
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September 2019
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Prospero Health to set up operations in Memphis
Prospero Health plans to invest $1.5 million and hire 249 workers in Memphis, setting up operations in One Commerce Square Downtown.
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March 2019
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Judge overturns decision denying Baptist’s standalone Arlington ER
As community hospitals have closed in Haywood and Fayette counties, Baptist Memorial Health Care has been trying for years to get a certificate of need to build a freestanding emergency department in nearby Arlington.
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Developer looking to add three offices to Germantown medical district
Fifteen acres could be transformed to house three medical buildings if Price Ford and the Fulmer family get Germantown's approval.
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November 2018
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Photo Gallery: Downtown Memphis runs pink for cancer fundraiser
Downtown Memphis was flooded with pink tutus, pink wigs and pink feathered boas as more than 6,000 runners turned out for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
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