February 2014

Dr. Peter Lin Earns Board CertificationDr. Peter Lin, a plastic surgeon at The Jackson Clinic, is now board certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery.Dr. Lin completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA.  He received his Doctor of Medicine from Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.  Dr. Lin completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery Residency, as well as his General Surgery Internship at the University of California, Irvine, CA.He specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Treatments include breast enhancement, liposuction and brow, face, and eyelid lifts. The Jackson Clinic also offers Botox and Collagen treatments. Additionally, laser treatments are available for unwanted hair, spider veins, birthmarks, sunspots, and rosacea.West Tennessee Healthcare Announces Property PurchaseWest Tennessee Healthcare has announced plans to purchase a 2.7 acre tract located at 2017 South College Street in Trenton for $196,000 for a new Trenton Medical Center which will offer a range of medical services tailored to the health needs of the community.Gibson General Hospital, located at 200 Hospital Drive in Trenton, will close and the site will be sold to Gibson Electric Membership Corporation for $70,000.  The agreement with Gibson Electric will allow West Tennessee Healthcare to provide its new Trenton Medical Center services in part of the existing hospital building until a new facility is constructed. The Trenton hospital, including its Emergency Room, closed on January 17.  Trenton Medical Center began providing services at the current hospital site on January 20, 2013.  Services will include an after-hours urgent care walk-in clinic, Sports Plus outpatient physical therapy, an onsite lab and imaging services. The new Urgent Care Clinic at Trenton Medical Center will be located in the former hospital emergency department.  It will operate on weeknights from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays.  It will be closed on Sundays.Sports Plus outpatient physical therapy will remain a key part of Trenton Medical Center. All of the physical therapists, most whom have been with Sports Plus for years, will continue working with patients with no disruption in services.  The on-site lab and imaging services will continue to operate to serve local physicians and residents. All of the primary care services currently offered on the Gibson General Hospital campus by various providers will remain unchanged.Humboldt Medical Center launched January 18, 2014 following the closing of Humboldt General Hospital and its Emergency Room on January 17, 2014.  The health care services there are also being tailored to the needs of the area. Humboldt Medical Center will include a satellite location of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Emergency Department staffed by a team of eight board certified doctors.  It will also include Sports Plus outpatient physical therapy, outpatient laboratory and imaging services and a conference center.In Milan, the addition of a hospitalist program has been completed. The addition of 24/7 coverage by doctors who specialize in the care of hospitalized patients was announced in early December. The hospitalists collaborate with primary care physicians throughout Gibson County and beyond.UT Medical Group Adds Interventional CardiologistInterventional cardiologist Dr. Nadish Garg has joined the department of medicine at UT Medical Group, Inc. and been named assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Garg earned his medical degree at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in India. He completed internal medicine residency and a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Missouri, followed by an advanced fellowship in cardiac imaging at Methodist Hospital in Houston. Most recently, he attended the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences in Little Rock, where he completed additional training in interventional cardiology. Garg is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, the National Board of Echocardiography, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He is a specialist in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions, cardiovascular imaging, heart failure and heart valve replacement, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and echocardiography.West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation Announces Top Ten FundsSince its beginning in 1984, the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation has worked to improve the health and quality of life to those living in Jackson and West Tennessee.  It is fitting that the Foundation began with a project new technology of the day utilizing a new type of technology called a “Life Line” unit where the elderly and those with limited mobility could alert authorities in case of an emergency.  From this first project, the Foundation has grown to become a leader in charitable causes and support.  Today the Foundation provides charitable support to over 500 “funds” that add to the quality of life of the Jackson and West Tennessee communities.  The year of 2013 served as a record in many ways.  The Foundation had revenue that exceeded $7 million.  Nearly 5,000 donors made restricted gifts to the Foundation for specific causes that amounted to more than $3.5 million.Hands Up, a school for 3 and 4 year-olds ranked number one in listing of funds with the most dollars contributed.  Hands Up had donors that provided $404,742.88 for the year.  There were 535 donors with an average gift of $456.03.The second highest in fundraising efforts was the VA Cemetery that will located in Henderson County.  Donors contributed $144,896.65 to provide a matching gift for the cemetery.  With 281 donors during 2013, the average gift was $515.55.The third highest fund was the Therapy and Learning Center with 1700 donors and a total of $54,490.54.  Their average gift was $59.46.Ranking fourth in funds raised at the Foundation was the M. D. Anderson Memorial in Downtown Jackson.  Four donors contributed $44,525.00 toward the construction of the nine-foot granite memorial.Fifth in the rankings of highest fundraising was the Reinbow Riding Academy’s Hippotherapy program.   With 281 donors contributing $44,125.12, the average gift was $157.03.  This program provides special needs children with therapy that is currently not covered under any local insurance programs.More donors gave to the Therapy and Learning Center (formerly the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Association and Kiwanis Center for Child Development) than any other fund with 1,700 donors.  One of the largest efforts in our community, regarding the number of gifts, this fund also was one of the top-five funds overall.Second in donor popularity with donors was the Children’s Medical Care Fund with 1,246 donors who contributed just over $7,000 with an average gift of $5.64 per donor.  While the average gift was relatively small, donors at the grass roots level saw the importance of supporting the care of children at the Ayers Children’s Medical Center.Hospice of West Tennessee is one of the most loved charities of the WTH Foundation.  During 2013, it was the third most popular recipient of donor dollars with 1,186 donors giving $25,383.29.  The gifts averaged $21.40.The Kirkland Cancer Center Fund was the fourth most popular fund in number of gifts.  More than 960 donors contributed $11,785.04.The fifth leading fund in the number of individual gifts to a fund was the Pathways fund.  With 649 donors, funds were raised to assist in the mental health of Jackson area nearly $4,000.To find out more about establishing a fund or an endowment or a fund at the Foundation, email Frank McMeen at Frank.McMeen@wth.org