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6A —Marshall County Post, Thursday, February 29, 2024 Meetings and Happenings are pub- lished at no cost and there is no guarantee of publication. Disney - Winnie the Pooh at the DixieTheatre; March 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th at 7:00 p.m.; March 3 rd & 10 th at 2:00 p.m. Ticket info www. dixietheatre.org * Feb 29 – Leap into 2024 Prevention with Education - Townhall, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Greater 1 st Baptist Church, 512 6 th Ave North, Lewisburg. Hosted by MC Prevention Coalition. There will be booths, speakers, etc. * March 1 - The Marshall County Board of Public Utilities at 624 West Commerce Street, Lewisburg will be closed Friday, March 1 from 8 am to 10 am for a Staff Development Meeting. The office will open at 10 a.m. *March 1 -TheHistoric Zoning Commission will hold a meeting Friday, March 1, at 3:15 p.m., at Lewisburg City Hall, 131 East Church Street. * March 4 - The Industrial Development Board of the City of Lewisburg will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday, March 4 at 12:00 p.m., at the Historic 1 st Avenue Building, located at 207 1 st Ave. N. * March 5 - The Mayor and Council of the City of Lewisburg will hold a work session Tuesday, March 5 at 5:00 p.m., at Lewisburg City Hall, 131 East Church Street. * March 6 - The TREE CITY “USA” Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m., at Lewisburg City Hall, 131 East Church Street. This day will be declared “Arbor Day” for the City of Lewisburg. * March 7 – The MC Retired Teachers’ Assn. will meet at the Apex Bank in Chapel Hill at noon. Any retired educator or retired support personnel may join us.You may RSVP by contacting LaDelle Smith at: ladellesmith@charter. net * March 12 - The Mayor and Council of the City of Lewisburg will hold their regular monthly council meeting, Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., at Lewisburg City Hall, 131 East Church Street. * March 12 – Philos Classical Christian School, Kick –Off Event at Rory Feek’s Homestead Hall; 6:30-8:00 p.m. This school is opening in 2024 at The Way Church in Chapel Hill; pre-k to 3 rd grade. For more Info, contact Mark Bolt at 615- 308-8658. * March 14 – La Leache League will meet at the Marshall County Memorial Library in Lewisburg, Thursday at 10:30 a.m. * March 16 – The Democratic Party will host its Democratic County Presidential Convention Saturday, at La Fuente, 505 E Church Street, Lewisburg. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m. and the convention begins at noon. * March 17 – The Marshall County Amateur Radio Society will meet Sunday, at 2:00 p.m. at the Hardison Annex, 230 College Street, Lewisburg. Meetings and Happenings C OLUMBIA, Tenn. — Maury Regional Health is now o ff ering pe- diatric echocardiograms to more patients to help diagnose heart conditions as early as possible. Pediatric echocar- diograms have been of- fered for inpatient infants in the neonatal inten- sive care unit (NICU) at Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) for more than a decade. The health system is now also of- fering the test at MRMC on an outpatient basis for infants who are 0-12 months of age and whose physician has ordered an initial screening for a non-complex congenital anomaly or a follow-up. “We’re excited to of- fer echocardiograms to a wider range of pediat- ric patients,” said Chris- tina Lannom, DO, chief medical o ffi cer for Maury Regional Health. “This is one of the best tools to help us detect heart con- ditions in their earliest stages, which can be criti- cal to providing successful treatment.” Pediatric echocardio- grams are the primary imaging tests used to evaluate the pediatric heart for any abnormali- ties. Echocardiography is an ultrasound test that uses sound waves to cre- ate images of the struc- ture and function of the heart without the use of radiation. The exam is com- monly ordered for chil- dren who have displayed symptoms of heart condi- tions, such as shortness of breath, a heart murmur or chest pains. A physician’s order is required for a pediatric echocardiogram. It is rec- ommended that parents check with their insur- ance provider to deter- mine coverage. In addition to pedi- atric echocardiography, Maury Regional Health o ff ers an array of compre- hensive cardiac diagnos- tic tests for adults that in- clude calcium CT scoring, cardiac catheterizations, carotid ultrasound, elec- trocardiography, electro- physiology, heart moni- tors, and nuclear and treadmill stress tests. MRMC was recently granted a three-year term of reaccreditation by the Intersocietal Accredita- tion Commission (IAC) in echocardiography in the areas of adult trans- thoracic and adult stress. It has been accredited by the IAC since 2018. Addi- tionally, MRMC has been recognized as a Chest Pain Center with PCI by the American College of Cardiology and holds cer- ti fi cation in the treatment of heart failure from The Joint Commission. Learn more about heart services o ff ered at Maury Regional Health at MauryRegional.com/ Heart. 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Senate State of Tennessee Senator Joey Hensley, MD T he 2024 Legislative Session has begun in Nashville and we will be addressing a variety of important issues facing Tennesseans including improvements to Tennessee’s health and health care in the state. HEALTH Mental Health Services -- To address the growing mental health crisis in the state, lawmakers have made signi fi cant investments over the years. Most recently, in the August 2023 Special Session lawmakers allocated: $50 million for grants to licensed community mental health agencies to improve mental health services $4 million for the Behavioral Health Safety Net which provides mental health services to low-income, uninsured Tennesseans $12 million to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMH- SAS) to provide sign on and retention bonuses to prospective and current behavioral health profes- sionals $3 million to TDMH- SAS to provide a behav- ioral health scholarship program Additionally, the General Assembly has continued to invest in increasing mental health provider rates to help at- tract and retain quality providers. In 2021, law- makers set aside $250 million for a K-12 Mental Health Trust Fund to set- up a long-term plan to fund support for students including direct clinical services in schools, men- tal health awareness and promotion, suicide pre- vention and postvention strategies, and trauma- informed programs and practices. In the 2023 session, lawmakers in- vested $8 million for ad- ditional school-based be- havioral health liaisons across the state. While the state has made great strides in mental health services across the state, there is more work to be done. Mental health issues continue to rise, and the shortage of mental health providers and services are becoming more severe. Depending on what type of mental health service a Tennessean is looking for, it can be challenging to navigate the provider system, especially if the person is or is about to be in crisis. In 2024, expect lawmakers to push for increasing and improving mental health services to those in need. Medical Sta ffi ng Shortages – Several factors have contributed to medical sta ffi ng short- ages over the last several years, including retire- ment of a large group of medical sta ff as well as COVID-19 fatigue in the medical community. The shortage of medical sta ff has been an ongoing is- sue for many years and lawmakers have worked hard to address it. One way lawmakers have worked to help recruit medical providers to Tennessee is to acceler- ate the licensure process for out-of-state medi- cal providers to receive licensure in Tennessee. Expect lawmakers to continue to consider leg- islation to lower barriers and make it more attrac- tive for quali fi ed medi- cal providers and sta ff to work in Tennessee. Access to Care – Rural communities across the state continue to struggle with access to health care, hospi- tals in rural parts of the state have closed or cut services o ff ered to keep their doors open, which has increased the need for primary care provid- ers in rural Tennessee. Lawmakers have worked for many years to alle- viate issues with rural Tennessee healthcare. In 2023, lawmakers passed legislation to create the Family Medicine Student Loan Repayment Grant program to recruit phy- sicians to serve patients in rural areas with health services shortages. Last year, lawmakers also made a major investment in rural and distressed hospitals by allocating $110 million in TennCare reserves for hospital grants to cover services provided under the hos- pital assessment for rural and distressed hospitals. In the 2024 legislative session, look for legisla- tion that seeks to attract new students into the medical fi eld as well as recruit medical workers into rural areas. Certi fi cate of Need – Look for the continua- tion of Certi fi cate of Need (CON) reform. The CON working group has been meeting this fall to con- tinue on with legislative reform that has been on- going over the past few years. Proposals will fo- cus on further eliminat- ing bureaucratic red tape by making the CON pro- cess quicker, easier and less expensive in order to improve access and cost of health care services in Tennessee. CON is a legal document required for a hospital or health care fa- cility that wants to locate or expand its capacity. Child Care Short- age – The American Rescue Plan o ff ered more than $540 million dol- lars towards operations support and sta ff reten- tion grants to child care agencies throughout Tennessee. The money is no longer available and Tennessee launched its last round for the grant sub-awards in June of this year. In October the Department of Human Services announced that it will increase child care provider reimbursement rates, as well as giving an additional 15% to those considered to be in “child care deserts” to help soft- en the impact of no lon- ger having these funds. The shortage and a ff ord- ability of child care will continue to generate dis- cussion in the 2024 leg- islative session. Among issues with child care in Tennessee are long wait- ing lists, not enough child care workers, and child care safety. The shortage of quality and a ff ordable child care is topic that many working Tennessee parents want to see ad- dressed. You may contact Senator Hensley at 425 Rep. 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