Healthcare System Overview

An In-Depth Look into the Healthcare System

Regional One Health is the public safety-net health system for Memphis and the surrounding region. Its acute care hospital, Regional Medical Center, was chartered in 1829 and is the oldest hospital in Tennessee. The system cares for many of the Mid-South's most critical and complex patients, and it is the academic home for UT Regional One Physicians and UTHSC residency programs.

System Snapshot

Facility Type Public, county-owned academic safety-net health system
Flagship Hospital Regional Medical Center, 877 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis
Founded 1829
President and CEO Reginald Coopwood, MD
Trauma Only Level I trauma center within 150 miles
Burn Care Verified burn center
Academic Partner University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Service Area West Tennessee, East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and a broader five-state region

Centers of Excellence

Regional Medical Center has four designated Centers of Excellence:

  • Elvis Presley Trauma Center
  • Firefighters Burn Center
  • Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center, the neonatal intensive care unit
  • High-Risk Obstetrics Program

High-risk obstetrics and neonatal care are two of the system's core programs. As an MFM physician, your work would sit directly within them.

Hospital Profile

  • About 76% of hospital admissions come through the Emergency Department
  • Hospitals across the region transfer their most complex obstetric patients here
  • Regional One kept its workforce in place with no layoffs through the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is across the street, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is nearby in Memphis

System Services and Locations

  • Regional Medical Center: acute care, trauma, burn, orthopedics, vascular, and wound care
  • Outpatient Center: more than 20 specialty services, many provided in collaboration with UTHSC residency programs
  • East Campus: outpatient services from Regional One Health and UT Regional One Physicians in East Memphis
  • Center for High Risk Pregnancy
  • Primary care network with neighborhood clinics across Memphis
  • Rehabilitation Hospital: 30-bed inpatient facility for adults and adolescents
  • Extended Care Hospital: long-stay care for patients with complex medical needs, including ventilator management
  • Outpatient pharmacies

Mission

Regional One Health's mission is to improve the health and well-being of its community through compassionate care and exceptional healthcare services.

Planning for a New Campus

Regional One Health is planning a new academic medical center campus in downtown Memphis. You would join while that campus is being designed and have a voice in how MFM services take shape.

Milestone Date
Shelby County Commission approves initial funding plan June 2023
Architectural design RFP issued June 2025
Design and construction project team announced September 2025
Site preparation begins with demolition at 495 Union Avenue June 2026

The system describes the project as one of the largest infrastructure investments in Shelby County history. It is intended to bring patient care, education, and research together on one campus.

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