When the East Campus of Regional One Health opened earlier this year, it signaled the latest milestone of progress for an organization that was in danger of being closed only a few years ago.
In 2009, Regional One was facing a $32 million budget shortfall and the possibility of downsizing its emergency department. At the time, then-Memphis Mayor A C Wharton was exploring the option of tearing down the 1.2 million-square-foot hospital and rebuilding it as a more efficient model. At the end of fiscal…
When the East Campus of Regional One Health opened earlier this year, it signaled the latest milestone of progress for an organization that was in danger of being closed only a few years ago.
In 2009, Regional One was facing a $32 million budget shortfall and the possibility of downsizing its emergency department. At the time, then-Memphis Mayor A C Wharton was exploring the option of tearing down the 1.2 million-square-foot hospital and rebuilding it as a more efficient model. At the end of fiscal…