More than two dozen Shelby County first responders had a chance to learn advanced techniques this week, thanks to a partnership between the Medical Education and Research Institute and the Shelby County Fire Department.

2. The Week Ahead: August 7-14 - Monday, August 8, 2016

Happy Monday, Memphis. As many local students return to schools today, fans of The King are starting their pilgrimage to Graceland for the kickoff to Elvis Week. Here’s what else you need to know about this week…

3. Training Ground - Saturday, June 14, 2014

You can’t perfectly simulate a real-life disaster. Dr. Joe Holley knows this better than most.

4. Hospital Wing First to Use iTClamp - Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Memphis-based air medical transport service Hospital Wing is the first aero-medical service in the country to use the new iTClamp hemorrhage control system, following its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this summer.

5. Medical Impact - Monday, January 24, 2011

The Medical Education & Research Institute has evolved into one of the elite medical training facilities in the country. The center’s list of faculty and students reads like a “Who’s Who” of medicine from all over the world.

6. Methodist Posts Real-Time Info on ER Wait - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has put information at people’s fingertips about the wait times for emergency room service at its hospitals.

The information, which is updated every two minutes, can be accessed by visiting a website or by texting for an automatic reply. Methodist is the first hospital system in the Mid-South to provide the service.

7. US Ups Ante On Haitian Assistance; Memphians Chip In - Friday, January 15, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama said Thursday that “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history” is moving toward Haiti as he continued to mobilize the U.S. response to the island’s devastating earthquake.

8. Local Support for Haiti Relief Effort Picks Up - Thursday, January 14, 2010

Memphis-area organizations and businesses are participating in big and small ways in relief efforts for Haiti, the Caribbean nation that was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake Tuesday.

Tennessee Task Force One has not yet been deployed to Haiti. But Dr. Joe Holley, medical director for TNTF1, told The Daily News in an e-mail today that deployment could be coming.

9. Cooling Therapy Prevents Brain Damage From Heart Attacks - Thursday, January 14, 2010

Isaac Turner can still make music rise from a keyboard, recall memories from a 44-year marriage and sing gospel hymns despite suffering the type of heart attack that leaves many people brain-damaged.

10. EMTs Look to Revised CDC Trauma Guidelines - Friday, January 30, 2009

Emergency responders will make different decisions about which hospitals they send trauma patients to because of revised guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The guidelines, which were released last week, still stress the importance of taking severely injured people to a Level 1 trauma center such as the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. The CDC noted that the risk of death to a severely injured person is 25 percent lower if the patient receives care at such a center.

11. Youth Voting Rights Takes Center Stage at Forum Today - Monday, April 3, 2006

APRIL 3

The Mid-South Peace & Justice Center and the April 4th Foundation hold a youth voting rights forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at BRIDGES Inc., 477 N. Fifth St. A number of interactive activities designed to reinforce the importance and meaning of voting will be available. Speakers include Election Commissioner O.C. Pleasant and Calvin Anderson, a member of the Tennessee Election Commission. Call 725-4990 or visit www.midsouthpeace.org.

12. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 14, 2004
The Daily News has hired Don Fancher as the Advertising Sales Director

Baptist-DeSoto Names New Administrator

Randy King was named administrator and chief executive officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. He was previously vice president ...

13. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, September 9, 2002
Calendar of events Sept

Calendar of events Sept. 9-Sept. 15

Sept. 9

The Central Library, 3030 Poplar Ave., hosts Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and Standing in the Rainbow, at the taping of Book Talk f...

14. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, August 26, 2002
Calendar of events Jan

Calendar of events Aug. 26-Sept. 8

Aug. 26

Consumer Credit Counseling Service is offering free budget and credit workshops on how to develop and maintain a personal budget and how to use credit cards wisely. Using cre...

15. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, January 7, 2002
Calendar of events Jan Calendar of events Jan. 7-Jan. 13 Jan. 7 The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art displays the Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons, an exhibition of original artwork from the world of Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies through Sunday. Visitors ...

16. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, December 21, 2001
Phil Breseden, former Nashville mayor, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Dutch Treat Luncheon, formerly the Loeb Lunch Phil Breseden, former Nashville mayor, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Dutch Treat Luncheon, formerly the Loeb L...

17. Archived Article: Major Tech - Wednesday, March 15, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON New ISP offers major benefits to Memphians By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Its a story as old as entrepreneurship itself a couple of people become unhappy with services received from a company, so they decide to team up and do...

18. Archived Article: Attorney Graph - Tuesday, February 16, 1999
Attorney Attorney Judgments Amount ------------------------------------------------ ----------- -------------------------- Gordon & Feldbaum 226 $220,174.79 Baer Baer & Baer 220 $348,622.30 Mccullough Law Firm ...