County Commission goals include help for Regional One
A nurse clears the lungs of a premature newborn at Regional One Health's NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). Before the current county commission’s term ends, they hope to find $350 million in capital funding for the county-owned hospital. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
And with almost half of Shelby County Commissioners leaving office in two months, they have a firm deadline to find $350 million in funding, their share of the project’s funding, for the county-owned hospital. The Commission also has ambitious plans to revamp the county’s MWBE program.
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