MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The future of a new Regional One Health hospital is once again up for debate, as Memphis City Council prepares to consider whether the medical center should move into unused space at other hospitals instead of building a brand-new facility.
The council will take up the resolution Tuesday morning. It calls on Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to organize a meeting with hospital leaders, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and local philanthropies to discuss alternatives before more money is committed.
Last month, FOX13 reported the price tag for Regional One’s planned new medical campus had grown to nearly $2 billion. The proposed site is the former Commercial Appeal building near Downtown Memphis…