Image: Betty Ealey, RN, Sepsis Abstractor for Cookeville Regional Medical Center answers questions for the Ask The Abstractor session of the Sepsis conference.
Next to her is Angela Craig APN,MS,CCNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist for ICU and Sepsis Facilitator for Cookeville Regional.
COOKEVILLE, TENN. – On Friday, June 21, Cookeville Regional Medical Center will host the 3 rd Annual Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) Sepsis Conference.
Sepsis is a serious infection of the blood or tissues that affects the entire body. The condition can quickly become life-threatening, causing blood pressure to drop, often sending patients into shock. Now, hospitals across the state are coming to Cookeville Regional to hear speakers present on topics that are related to the latest happenings in sepsis care.
“There continues to be a high demand for knowledge on sepsis,” said Angela Craig, RN, clinical nurse specialist for ICU and sepsis team leader and facilitator for the sepsis conference at Cookeville Regional. “We are honored to have medical centers and medical professionals throughout the state here at Cookeville Regional so we can continue to be proactive in the treatment of sepsis.”
Presenters represent several medical facilities throughout the state, including University of Tennessee Medical Center, Johnson City Medical Center, Maury Regional Medical Center, Cookeville Regional Medical Center , Starr Regional Medical Center and Putnam County EMS.
In 2015, Cookeville Regional Medical Center was the first hospital in the state of Tennessee to become disease-specific certified in sepsis by The Joint Commission. Cookeville Regional continued their standards of care for sepsis and received a re-certification by The Joint Commission in 2017 and, most recently, February of 2019.