Critics urge caution before biting off nearly $1 billion Regional One project
Many Shelby County leaders believe the Regional One Health campus must be replaced, and more than $26.6 million has been spent to buy the land where The Commercial Appeal newspaper once stood. The total cost for the completed hospital would be $900 million. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Scott Morris still has a little trouble wrapping his head around the enormity of a price tag that stretches beyond $900 million.
The new hospital would replace the existing Regional One campus in the Medical Center, a site filled with aging buildings that many believe have far outlived their effective lifespans.
And while the idea of a new Regional One has the support of many in the community, including elected officials and civic leaders, Morris — founder of Church Health and a physician himself — is sounding a call for restraint.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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