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Topic: Regional One Health
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September 2026
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At street renaming, Lee Harris said he doesn’t know how much Regional One has cost
As the ceremony honoring the former county mayor got underway, demolition work continued at the former Commercial Appeal building less than half a mile west.
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Regional One commits to new $1B hospital with no plan to pay for it
It is unclear how much the work currently underway at 495 Union Ave. is costing Shelby County taxpayers or where the money to pay contractors’ invoices is coming from.
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August 2026
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Surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
As a surgical oncologist at UT Health Sciences, Dr. Martin Fleming has followed the path of his father and served as a role model for his son — in addition to training hundreds of doctors.
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Regional One unveils plans for new hospital at old Commercial Appeal building
Under a tent on the front lawn of the old Commercial Appeal building at 495 Union Ave., Regional One and county leaders unveiled a highly anticipated rendering, the new roughly $1 billion Regional One Hospital.
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July 2026
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Regional One Health laying off more than 100
The layoffs are affecting Regional One Health Extended Care Hospital, which will be closing later this year.
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May 2026
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Former Commercial Appeal building set for demolition
Demolition of the former Commercial Appeal building could start in late June. DT Specialized Services, an Oklahoma-based company, filed a demolition permit for the property at 495 Union Ave.
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Two Memphis hospitals get poor rating from federal government
Regional One Health and St. Francis Hospital both received poor ratings from the federal government in a recent review.
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‘Don’t give up on yourself’: Regional One team defy odds to save officer’s leg
Daniel Prewitt nearly lost his leg after a high-speed chase in Arkansas. That outcome was avoided thanks to a Regional One team that reconnected tiny blood vessels, some smaller than a human hair.
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March 2026
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Does Memphis need a new Regional One hospital? For some, the answer is a resounding yes.
In the first of a two-part series on the future of Regional One Health, advocates for a new facility say it is desperately needed to replace the aging campus in the Memphis Medical District.
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Critics urge caution before biting off nearly $1 billion Regional One project
Does Shelby County need a new hospital? And if so, how will it be financed? Skeptics raise questions.
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Regional One Health gets green light for new Memphis hospital
Officials say the hospital should generate millions in economic growth by 2027 and also add thousands of construction and secondary jobs.
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November 2025
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Ford gets heated in County Commission debate about deputy’s benefits
The County Commission ultimately extended benefits for a severely injured Shelby County sheriff’s deputy.
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October 2025
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Who is the team behind the Regional One Health rebuild?
“This isn’t about outside firms coming in, taking out dollars and leaving,” the Regional One president and CEO said. “This is about combining specialized health care expertise with Memphis proven capabilities, ensuring that Memphis business grows.”
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September 2025
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House-fire injuries sidelined his career. Now, this Memphis firefighter is caring for fellow burn patients.
Anton “AJ” Hill Jr. sustained second and third-degree burns across his torso, abdomen and upper legs. And the healing process led him somewhere new.
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June 2025
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Opinion: Regional One’s billion-dollar modernization is ‘flawed vision for Memphis’
“The assumption that services like trauma care, obstetrics and burn treatment cannot be relocated or integrated into other campuses is misleading. ... The real barrier isn’t logistics — it’s turf protection.”
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Opinion: Jeff Warren’s new Regional One alternative ‘lacks practical merit’
“The suggestion to bring all local health systems together to operate a single academic medical center is also not a viable option,” the Regional One Health president and CEO writes.
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Instead of county building new Regional One, Jeff Warren has an idea
For the past several months, Memphis City Councilman Jeff Warren has been giving tours of Methodist University Hospital. His goal is simple: Convince the community it doesn’t need to spend $1 billion on a new campus for Regional One.
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May 2025
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County closes on last land needed for new Regional One Health hospital
Shelby County has closed on the office building and warehouse on the site of The Commercial Appeal’s former 16-acre campus at 495 Union Ave.
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Regional One Health adds several robotic surgical systems
To use the da Vinci 5 robotic system, the surgeon sits at a console about 10 feet away from the patient and performs the procedure by remotely operating the robotic arms.
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April 2025
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Guest Column: Regional One is nothing short of a miracle
“Every day, Regional One quietly performs life-saving work, often without the recognition or resources it deserves. It serves our entire region – rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old – without pause or prejudice.”
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February 2025
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County officials told to ‘invite Halbert’ to hiring, funding talks
A group of countywide office holders was frustrated when the Shelby County Commission again delayed a vote on changes to hiring and funding they wanted. They were told that County Clerk Wanda Halbert needed to be included in the discussions.
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County Commission to vote on MSCS audit
The commission also votes Monday on a set of three resolutions buying four more parcels on land on the new site for a rebuilt Regional One Health campus.
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What’s next for MSCS?
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
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Regional One Health build could bring new life to Downtown ‘gateway’
Regional One Health’s new billion-dollar hospital, which will be built on The Commercial Appeal’s former campus, could forge a new gateway to Downtown and help generate more business and residential activity.
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