CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – As expected, Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville has filed objections with the state to try to stop Ascension Saint Thomas and TriStar Health from building their planned hospitals in Clarksville.
Tennova, which is owned by Franklin-based Community Health Systems, sent letters dated July 8 to the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission claiming that the hospitals are not needed, that they won’t stem “outmigration,” that they will increase costs to consumers, and that they will hinder Tennova’s efforts to hire and retain quality staff.
Ascension Saint Thomas (AST) and TriStar Hospitals have announced plans to build full-service hospitals with ERs in Clarksville, pending the approval of state Certificates of Need (CON) by the Health Facilities Commission in a hearing on July 23. The Saint Thomas hospital would be a 44-bed, $148.5 million facility on Highway 76 near Exit 11. The TriStar hospital would be a 68-bed, $286 million facility on Tiny Town Road…