Health Care Services

Bedford: A healthy haven (04/12/12)
According to a new study, Bedford County is better than most Tennessee counties in health outcomes -- mortality and morbidity -- but worse than the state in the health factors that supposedly lead to good outcomes. The annual County Health Rankings, published online by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, and Community Catalyst, show Bedford County as 27th out of 95 Tennessee counties when it comes to health outcomes...

Tracy joins effort against insurance demand (02/15/12)
State Sen. Jim Tracy of Shelbyville was among 77 lawmakers in Tennessee and 400 state legislators nationwide who filed an amicus, or "friend of the court," brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject the authority of Congress to enforce the individual mandate of the health care reform passed by President Obama...

Caring helpers: Tennessee Cares for Kids steps in to supply items for children in foster care (02/10/12)
A Maury County non-profit ministry is expanding to Bedford County this year. Tennessee Cares for Kids got its start a year ago in Columbia, and provides immediate clothing, personal and school supply needs of children entering foster care. Then known as Maury County Cares for Kids, the group had long-range plans in place to grow the ministry into other counties over a period of time...

Healthy doses of caring for women (01/18/12)
When Terri Cobb moved thousands of miles away from her former California home to begin a new role in her life, she didn't waste time wondering how she could get involved. The wife of Fair Haven Baptist Church's new pastor Mike Cobb, Terri began planning the church's inaugural Community Health Fair with the help of other local women, including Donna Thomas, Keri Smith and Amy Molder...

Unhealthy situation for county (12/29/11)
The county's employee base is too small to take advantage of an in-house clinic as a way of saving on employee health insurance costs, according to a report given Tuesday night to members of the county's Financial Management Committee. Finance Director Robert Daniel urged the committee members to study the report, "Containing Health Care Costs: Proven Strategies For Success in the Public Sector," which was prepared by Colonial Life for the Government Finance Officers Association. ...

Temporary homes offer children safety, security (12/13/11)
A generation that remembers still speaks of a time when a hungry man could knock at the door of a farmhouse and ask to be fed. A glass of milk, a biscuit from that morning's breakfast. It was the Great Depression. Times were tough, but families took care of their own, taking in cousins or nieces and nephews temporarily when their parents couldn't provide for them...

Lights of Love shine at Christian Care Center (12/06/11)
Take a break from holiday shopping, and join the residents of Christian Care Center for their annual open house and Lights for Love this Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Lights for Love is an annual tradition, sponsored this year by the Bedford County Medical Association Alliance. BCMAA is a non-profit volunteer organization of physician spouses dedicated to promoting good health to all Tennesseans and supporting the family of medicine. It's led locally by Barbara Blanton...

County to sell nursing home (11/09/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to sell the county-owned nursing home on Union Street, along with the vacant adjoining building that once housed Bedford County Medical Center, to Care Centers Management Consulting, the Johnson City-based firm that currently leases and operates the nursing home...

Only 1 bidder for nursing home (10/26/11)
Bedford County received only one bid for its nursing home and former hospital facility on Union Street -- from the company which is currently leasing the nursing home, Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Consultants. CCMC has bid $3,040,520, less $240,520 it claims the county owes it for improvements which had to be made to bring the building in compliance with state law, for a net cash bid of $2.8 million...

New leader joins Christian Care Center (09/02/11)
Christian Care Center welcomed new administrator Mike Rabuka this week. A registered nursing home administrator, he recently transferred to the area from Clarksville. Rabuka will be responsible for the overall operations of the building, management of staff, the center's budget and day-to-day operations...

County moves closer to sale of nursing home (07/13/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted by a 15-1-1 margin Tuesday night to issue a request for proposals for the sale of the county's nursing home license and facility. That doesn't guarantee that the facility will be sold; the county could decide to reject all bids...

Child facilities gain support from planners (06/24/11)
Bedford County Planning Commission has recommended that child care facilities be allowed as special exceptions in the A-1 (agriculture) and R-1 (residential) zones; currently, they aren't mentioned in the zoning resolution but would presumably be allowed in commercial zones...

Bids may be sought for nursing home (06/22/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee has recommended that the county seek bids from potential buyers of the county-owned nursing home and the adjoining building which used to house Bedford County Medical Center...

County may sue nursing home (06/03/11)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee recommended this week that the county consider a lawsuit against Christian Care Center of Bedford County to recoup $107,000 in utility bills the county claims it is owed, and that the county consider forcing the nursing home to take utility service under its own name...

Seized food products to be destroyed soon (05/24/11)
Food items seized from Bedford Cheese during a federal raid in February are to be destroyed, with officials saying that the Shelbyville company must comply with a number of requirements before reopening. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Marshals had seized 96 cases of cheese -- about 1,700 pounds, including two vats of material -- held at the Shelbyville facility at the time, alleging unsanitary conditions caused by rodents...

Heritage records subpoenaed (05/20/11)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' office of the inspector general has subpoenaed 71 patient medical records from Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville, which is owned by Franklin-based Community Health Systems Inc., in connection with its investigation of a CHS-owned hospital in Texas...

'Everyday heroes': Ambulance workers devote lives to saving lives (05/17/11)
National Emergency Medical Services Week is May 15-21, and this year's theme is "Everyday Heroes." To mark the occasion, two long-time employees of Bedford County Emergency Medical Service spoke to the Times-Gazette about what they do. There are two major training levels for ambulance workers: emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic. ...

Healthy response hoped for test (04/03/11)
Bedford and 11 other counties will participate in a drill April 14 to test state and local responses to a public health emergency. The scenario for the exercise involves the release of a nerve agent affecting a limited number of people, and how to deploy medical countermeasures for treatment...

City firefighters may respond to medical calls (02/17/11)
An agreement formalizing the use of Shelbyville firefighters as first responders in certain medical emergencies was placed on Bedford County Board of Commissioners' March agenda by the commission's rules and legislative committee, which met Tuesday night...

Old Med Center lot to house seized cars (02/09/11)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to turn a parking area at the old Bedford County Medical Center campus on Union Street into a lot for the storage of vehicles seized from drug offenders, DUI offenders and driving-on-revoked-license offenders...

Nursing facility attracts interest (01/20/11)
After hinting last month that it might be interested in selling the county-owned nursing home facility, the county has begun receiving inquiries, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee...

County may look at sale of nursing home (12/29/10)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee agreed Tuesday evening that a closer look needs to be taken at the future of the county's nursing home facility on Union Street. Commissioner J.D. "Bo" Wilson said that even though there are 2 1/2 years left on the county's lease of the facility to Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Group, the county should already be looking at its options for the future, including sale of the facility...

Commission: Care center costs county (12/22/10)
When the county leased Bedford County Nursing Home to Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Group in August 2009, commissioners thought they were saving the taxpayers from continuing losses and expenses at the facility. But the county, as landlord, has had to continue to make repairs to the building, including a new roof and a new electric generator, and the cost of those has far exceeded the rent the county receives from Care Centers Management Group, according to discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee.. ...

Summer full of fun (07/04/10)
Trips to the pool, library, zoo, park, movie theater, and more: Sounds like a fun summer. The Bedford County School Age Care Program is celebrating its 20th year of operation. Sheree Floyd, program director, has 32 years of experience with child care and has been with the Bedford County SACP for 13 years...

Nursing home repairs backed by commission (05/13/10)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve a capital outlay note of up to $450,000 to pay for roof repairs to the county-owned building which houses Christian Care Center of Bedford County. The county is working on an arrangement with Johnson City-based Care Centers Management Group, which leases the nursing home from the county, to repay the note at no cost to the taxpayers, according to County Mayor Eugene Ray. ...

Governor 'not wringing hands' on health care bill (03/23/10)
NASHVILLE -- Gov. Phil Bredesen said Monday that while he opposed President Barack Obama's health care plan over the projected $1.1 billion cost to Tennessee, he stands ready to prepare the state for the Medicaid expansion that the measure envisions...

Gordon's change of vote draws heavy criticism (03/21/10)
As House Democrats approach an expected vote today on health care reform legislation, candidates to succeed U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon have been criticizing the bill and Gordon's last-minute decision to support it after having earlier opposed it. The measure seeks to extend coverage to 32 million uninsured people and the Congressional Budget Office estimates the proposal would cost $940 billion over 10 years...

Nursing home in need of upgrades -- report (03/19/10)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee heard a report Tuesday night about $790,000 or more in capital expenses said to be needed at Christian Care Center of Bedford County, the former Bedford County Nursing Home...

Inspection scores rise for local restaurants (01/05/10)
Follow-up health inspections for four Shelbyville restaurants shows improvement, according to the man who does the checking. Last week, the Times-Gazette published health inspection scores for Bedford County eatries, some of which had been graded only days ago...

EMS board may be eliminated (12/09/09)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners, meeting Tuesday night, asked its rules and legislative committee to study doing away with the Bedford County Emergency Medical Services board and placing the ambulance service under control of the commission's own law enforcement committee...

Local residents to attend Nashville 'tea party' (11/06/09)
A number of Bedford County residents are planning to travel to Nashville Saturday to join others from across Tennessee to participate in what organizers are calling "the first ever statewide tea-party." The rally is scheduled to occur at Legislative Plaza from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, a date that organizers hold significant because it marks approximately one year from the 2010 Congressional elections...

Fire Academy to hold graduation Friday (05/05/08)
Recruits from Shelbyville Fire Department will be standing tall Friday as they officially complete their training at the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy on Unionville-Deason Road. State Fire Marshal and Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie A. Newman will deliver the commencement address to the recruit firefighter class at the Academy at 9 a.m....

Foster mother accused of statutory rape (05/03/08)
A Shelbyville foster mother has been indicted by the Bedford County grand jury for allegedly having sex with a foster child she had access to. Alea Rhea Rippy, 25, has been charged with eight counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, according to true bills issued by the grand jury on April 21...

TUB connection could help pressure in Wartrace, Bell Buckle (04/29/08)
A frequent complaint heard from water customers living in the Wartrace and Bell Buckle area is the lack of pressure in the system. But if Wartrace decides to hook up to the city of Tullahoma's water system, that problem could become a thing of the past...

Head-on crash takes life (04/28/08)
A head-on collision on a narrow, rural road left a Bedford County man dead and another seriously injured Monday morning. William Howard Cooper, 81, Possom Trot Road, died about 9:15 a.m. at the scene on Sandusky Road shortly after the impact drove the passenger side of the truck in which he was riding into a guard rail....

New EMS hall rises near new hospital (04/28/08)
Walls have risen at the new Bedford County Emergency Medical Services station in Airport Industrial Park. The station, built on land donated by Wal-Mart Distribution Center, will become the new headquarters and administrative offices of BCEMS, a short distance away from the new Heritage Medical Center which opens this summer. BCEMS's existing headquarters on Union Street will remain open as an ambulance station...

Unionville man dies following three-vehicle crash (04/26/08)
A Unionville man died Friday following a three-vehicle crash at a dangerous Shelbyville intersection. Allen Haynes, 71, of U.S. 41-A North, was pronounced dead on arrival at Bedford County Medical Center, Maj. Jan Phillips of the Shelbyville Police Department said...

$21 million is possible cost of Normandy project (04/26/08)
With one eye on the current drought and the other eye on future flooding, the Tennessee Duck River Development Agency will soon be requesting feasibility studies for solutions -- one of which could be raising the pool level at Normandy Dam 5 feet -- which would mean construction work to raise the actual dam and replace the spillway gates...

Big trucks moved off the square (04/25/08)
The traffic situation on Shelbyville's public square will soon see some relief as 18-wheeled vehicles will be directed away from the crowded area. City manager Ed Craig said that Mayor Wallace Cartwright had requested that the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) reroute state highways off of the square. The city received word from TDOT Tuesday that the request was approved...

Luncheon honors professional women (04/25/08)
The 15th Annual Professional Women's Luncheon, held Wednesday at the Blue Ribbon Circle, honored four women with its regular annual awards -- and surprised a fifth woman by honoring her for starting the event. The event is sponsored by WLIJ-AM/WZNG-AM...

Utility plan for BCNH will cut costs (04/24/08)
Bedford County Nursing Home presented a plan Tuesday night to the county's Financial Management Committee which will allow it to separate its utility services from the Bedford County Medical Center building. Earlier this year, some county officials, hearing that it would cost up to $50,000 per month to operate the boiler which serves both buildings, were concerned that the nursing home would become a drain on county finances once the hospital moves to a new location this summer. ...

Copper taken from underneath home (04/24/08)
An estimated $2,500 worth of copper wiring was stolen between April 16 and Monday from a home under construction in Valley View Estates subdivision on Red Hill Road in Normandy. Builder John Morton told the Bedford County Sheriff's Department the wiring was taken from underneath the home...

County wants austerity budgets (04/24/08)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee is asking each county agency to submit two budgets for the 2008-09 fiscal year -- one based on what the agency's management thinks it needs, and another based on a 5 percent reduction from what the agency received in 2007-08...

Large tree must go, city says (04/23/08)
Concern about the fate of a tree on East Depot Street led to a small public hearing Tuesday between some downtown business people and city officials. Jennifer Templeton of Templeton Insurance started a petition to save the large tree in front of the business that is slated to be replaced by a pair of single stem crepe myrtles...

Injunction bars Tyson from advertising claim (04/23/08)
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday barring Tyson Foods from advertising that its poultry products don't contain antibiotics thought to lead to drug resistance in humans. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett was a victory for rivals Perdue Farms and Sanderson Farms Inc., who are suing to stop the advertisements...

Shelbyville bank robbed; suspect escapes (04/23/08)
The thief who robbed First Community Bank's Madison Street branch at mid-afternoon today (Tuesday) may have gotten away red-handed -- literally. A red dye bomb within a money bag taken in the robbery exploded less than 100 yards away behind the bank, police said...

Bredesen pushes long-term care plan (03/28/08)
Gov. Phil Bredesen said that his own mother, last year, was in a position where she was too sick to be home alone and yet not disabled enough to be in a nursing home. Fortunately, she had "a son who knows a little bit about the system," in the governor's words, and he was able to arrange for her needs to be met...

Tyson defends hiring practices, works with refugees (03/28/08)
Tyson Foods officials have been working with the imam of Shelbyville's Islamic mosque to bridge the cultural gap that exists between the Somali community and the rest of the public. Representatives of the company also dismissed lingering charges of Tyson hiring illegal immigrants as "myths and misconceptions."...

Banker, civic leader McGrew remembered (03/24/08)
Sydney C. "Bud" McGrew, 75, is being mourned as a leader in the financial community but also the community at large. McGrew died Sunday at Glen Oaks Convalescent Center. "Bedford County is going to sadly miss Bud," said County Mayor Eugene Ray this morning. "He has contributed a great deal to our community."...

'I just want to have a normal life,' says teen on dialysis (03/22/08)
Shana Mosavi is like any 17-year-old girl. She loves to talk on the phone with her friends, dreams of going to college and would love to get married and have a family one day. But unlike most teenage girls, Shana was born with a rare physical disorder, Vater Syndrome -- and doctors didn't expect her to live beyond age 5...

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