Regional One Reproductive Medicine is the fertility medicine program of Regional One Health, Memphis's major safety-net academic medical center, located at 6555 Quince Rd, Floor 5, in East Memphis. The clinic draws patients from across the Mid-South region including West Tennessee, Northeast Mississippi, and Eastern Arkansas — areas where access to specialized reproductive endocrinology can be significantly limited. Regional One Health's academic medical center mission means the practice is committed to serving a broad population, including patients with complex medical histories, limited financial resources, and geographic barriers to care. The practice has 491 Google reviews with a 2.5-star average, which reflects the challenges inherent in serving a high-complexity, safety-net patient population alongside high patient volume. Prospective patients are encouraged to read individual reviews and discuss their specific circumstances directly with the clinic. For context on fertility care in the region, see our broader coverage of fertility resources across the state.
Physicians and Clinical Team
Regional One Reproductive Medicine is staffed by physicians with reproductive endocrinology training who work within the academic medical center framework. As part of Regional One Health and its academic medical affiliations, physicians bring subspecialty training to a patient population that often includes medically complex cases — patients with chronic illness, prior surgical history, or other conditions that interact with fertility. The academic setting means that the practice participates in teaching and may involve residents and fellows in patient care under attending supervision, consistent with academic medical center standards. The multidisciplinary hospital system context allows fertility patients to benefit from co-management with other specialists — including high-risk obstetrics, endocrinology, and urology — within the same health system.
Services and Treatments
- In vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Ovulation induction and monitored cycles
- Fertility evaluation and diagnostic workup
- Semen analysis and male factor evaluation
- Egg freezing and embryo cryopreservation
- Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A)
- Donor sperm services
- Endometriosis and PCOS evaluation and management
- Recurrent pregnancy loss evaluation
- Fertility preservation for oncology patients
- Co-management with maternal-fetal medicine for high-risk patients
Laboratory and Success Rates
Regional One Reproductive Medicine operates within the hospital system's laboratory infrastructure and uses accredited laboratory processes for IVF-related procedures. The practice participates in SART and CDC reporting, allowing prospective patients to review outcomes data. Academic safety-net programs typically treat a more complex patient mix than private fertility practices — including patients with multiple medical diagnoses, advanced age, and challenging infertility etiologies — which can affect population-level success rate statistics relative to private-practice benchmarks. Prospective patients are encouraged to ask the clinical team directly about outcomes in cases similar to their own. Patients should review the most current cycle-level data published by the CDC's ART Surveillance program and the SART Clinic Summary Report.
Patient Experience
The Quince Rd location is in East Memphis near the intersection of Poplar Ave and I-240, an accessible area of the city for patients traveling from Memphis proper, Germantown, Collierville, and West Tennessee communities. The Regional One Health system context means coordination with other specialists in the hospital network is streamlined — particularly relevant for patients with complex comorbidities who might otherwise need to manage care across multiple unconnected providers.
As a safety-net institution, Regional One serves patients who may face financial hardship, lack consistent insurance, or have medical complexities that private practices sometimes decline. This mission is reflected in the diverse patient population and the clinic's willingness to work with patients whose situations are not straightforward. Patients who have been turned away or underserved elsewhere due to financial or medical barriers may find Regional One a more accessible pathway.
The 2.5-star average rating reflects genuine areas for improvement — including communication timeliness, wait times, and coordination across a complex health system — and prospective patients should factor this context into their expectations. That said, for patients in the Mid-South with limited access to dedicated REI care, Regional One may be the most practical option.
Considering At-Home Insemination?
Not every fertility journey begins in a clinic. At-home intracervical insemination (ICI) is a lower-cost, private option that suits patients with no known fertility diagnosis — including single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and people who want to try a few cycles before committing to clinical treatment.
At-home insemination kits like those from MakeAMom come with step-by-step instructions designed for donor or partner sperm. Kits are a one-time purchase that can be reused until conception succeeds, require no clinic visit, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients use them as a first step while working toward a fertility consultation — or alongside ovulation tracking while they wait for an appointment slot.
If you have a known fertility diagnosis, have been trying for 12 months without success (six months if you're over 35), or your physician has already recommended IUI or IVF, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist is the right next step.
Insurance and Financing
Tennessee does not have a state fertility insurance mandate, and fertility coverage in Memphis depends on individual employer plans. As an academic medical center with a safety-net mission, Regional One Health has experience serving patients who are underinsured or uninsured, and the financial counseling team can assist patients with Medicaid eligibility screening, sliding-scale fee programs, and payment plans where applicable. Patients with employer-based insurance should verify fertility coverage before the first appointment. For patients pursuing IVF as a private-pay expense, Regional One's costs as an academic hospital may differ from private practice pricing — patients should request a detailed estimate before committing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean that Regional One is a safety-net hospital? Safety-net hospitals serve patients regardless of their ability to pay, including uninsured, Medicaid, and low-income patients. Regional One Health's mission is explicitly inclusive of underserved populations. This means the fertility practice sees a broader and more medically and socioeconomically diverse population than most private fertility clinics, and the financial and support resources available to patients may be more extensive for those with limited means.
How does an academic medicine context affect my fertility care? At academic medical centers, attending physicians oversee all clinical care, and teaching activities — including resident and fellow involvement — are part of the environment. Patients are treated by trained physicians and supervised trainees, with the depth of specialist expertise that academic settings provide. Some patients value the multidisciplinary depth of a hospital system; others prefer the more uniform provider experience of a private practice.
Are there private fertility clinics in Memphis as alternatives? Memphis has a limited number of dedicated reproductive endocrinology practices. Patients who are not suited to the academic medical center model, or whose employers provide fertility benefits that are better accepted at private practices, may wish to ask their referring physician about private REI options in the Memphis area or consider traveling to Nashville or Atlanta for care at a larger specialized program.
How do I make an appointment? Contact Regional One Reproductive Medicine at (901) 515-3100 or through the Regional One Health patient portal. New patient scheduling for fertility consultations follows the Regional One system's standard intake process, and patients are encouraged to bring prior medical records and insurance information to their first appointment.