Blake Farmer
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As hospitals increasingly close in rural areas, communities consider a hybrid health center model
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Blake Farmer
Mar 28, 2018
Without enough patients with health insurance, hospitals are closing in rural parts of the country. Some communities have turned to hybrid health centers — shy of a hospital but more than a clinic — to try to meet their community's health needs.
Inpatient care could end at Nashville's safety net hospital
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Blake Farmer
Jan 3, 2018
Nashville Mayor Megan Berry has proposed ending the inpatient unit of Nashville General Hospital and rethinking the city's role in caring for the uninsured.
Amid urbanization and expense, hunting declines as a hobby
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Blake Farmer
Aug 1, 2017
Fewer Americans are hunting as a hobby, but those that are still hunting, are spending more money doing it.
Opioid epidemic inspires startup to help mothers with drug addiction
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Blake Farmer
Jan 9, 2017
Babies born addicted to opioids require expensive hospital stays. One Tennessee company is trying to cut those costs.
Ireland invests in US St. Patrick's celebrations
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Blake Farmer
Mar 17, 2016
The country has turned St. Patrick's Day into a worldwide branding campaign.
Car 'vending machine' built to save on delivery costs
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Blake Farmer
Dec 4, 2015
Carvana official says retail location in Nashville is more than a gimmick.
Nashville: luring more than young musicians these days
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Blake Farmer
Nov 5, 2015
In the last four years, Nashville has grown by more than it did in the prior decade.
Un-boot camp for women exiting the military
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Blake Farmer
Oct 20, 2015
The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans remains higher for women than men.
For Chattanooga, Volkswagen emmissions news is local
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Blake Farmer
Oct 9, 2015
VW brought more than the 1,500 jobs and a billion dollar plant to town.
Study questions value of Tennessee preschool program
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Blake Farmer
Oct 7, 2015
Old-school academics could explain lagging students. Critics say report is flawed.