Baptist Memorial and cityCURRENT to host former Olympian and maternal health care advocate
WHAT: Baptist Memorial Health Care and cityCURRENT are hosting a reception featuring Sarah Wells, a former Olympian and star of “The Amazing Race Canada.” Wells will talk about the importance of maternal health, how she overcame adversity, the importance of adaptability and how to transform challenges into opportunities. For more information, visit https://www.baptistonline.org/events/city-current.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 17
6 p.m.
WHERE: Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Main Lobby
6225 Humphreys Blvd.
Memphis, TN 38120
BACKGROUND: Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Consistently ranking among the top integrated health care networks in the country, Baptist Memorial comprises 25 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, North and Central Mississippi and East Arkansas; a freestanding emergency department; more than 7,000 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 1,500 providers in 50 specialties; Baptist Cancer Center; home, hospice and psychiatric care; walk-in and urgent care clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system that includes Baptist Health Sciences University and a college of osteopathic medicine. Baptist Memorial employs more than 24,000 people, and in fiscal year 2024 contributed more than $388 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.com.
INTERVIEW/PHOTOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES:
- Sarah Wells, former Olympic-medal winning hurdler and star of “The Amazing Race Canada”
- Dr. Lou Arrindell, neonatologist, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
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