Press Advisory: Congressman Cohen to Hold Press Conference on $3 Million in Community Funding Secured for Regional One

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Regional One Health officials will hold a press conference on Tuesday, January 23, to discuss the $1 million he secured last year and the $2 million he has secured in the current fiscal year for Regional One. Congressman Cohen, as a Shelby County Commissioner, cast the decisive vote creating the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (“The Med”), now known as Regional One. This year’s appropriation will be invested in a renovation of the women’s services department, among other uses.

What: A news conference to discuss Congressman Cohen’s success in securing targeted community funding through the annual appropriations process. Press will receive a tour of the facility improvements.

Who: Congressman Cohen; Tish Towns, Chief Administrative Officer of Regional One Health; Lauren Russell, Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery; Matt Currie, Director of Inpatient Pharmacy

When: Tuesday, January 23, 11 a.m.

Where: 877 Jefferson (The Rout Building). Press should gather in the Labor and Delivery Department. Directions will be provided. 

RSVP to Congressman Cohen’s communications director at Bartholomew.Sullivan@mail.house.gov

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