Update, 1:28 p.m.: Both hospital proposals were approved in separate 8-0 votes, to loud applause from the chambers.
Update, 1:25 p.m.: During Commission discussion, Chair Rick Chinn said, “I think if both of these new hospitals are approved, then the (Tennova CON) relocation is in question. I don’t think we should have two hospitals that are 1,000 feet apart.”
Member Barbara Brennan asked about Vanderbilt Health, which is a 20% owner of Tennova, and said she was struck that no one from Vanderbilt appeared at the hearing to support Tennova. “Where are they?” She also said she heard a lot about Tennova’s “intention” to do things to better serve the community, but, “Why hasn’t it been done proactively before?”…