There are 12 article(s) tagged Regional One Health rebuild:

• August 2024

  • County Commission to weigh reworked pay-raise proposal

    The commission meeting also marks the last for Miska Clay Bibbs as chairwoman of the body. Michael Whaley becomes chairman next month.

    By Bill Dries August 25, 2024

• June 2024

  • County Commission Scorecard: The making of the county budget

    The Commission Scorecard tracks votes on keeping a stable property tax rate and returning funding to more than 400 vacant positions in the Sheriff’s Department. It also includes dollar figures on the county’s three major capital projects.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2024

  • Mayor Harris talks about the compromises of county budget season

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris breaks down how county commissioners settled amid budget season, including keeping vacant positions on the books and local opposition to the Regional One Health rebuild. 

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2024

  • County Commission has several hitches on way to ending budget season

    The Shelby County Commission is unlikely to wrap up its budget season Monday, June 3, despite having an agenda with final votes scheduled on the budget and the property tax rate. 

    By Bill Dries June 03, 2024

• May 2024

  • Harris wants Baptist and Methodist involved in Regional One project

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris told the Memphis Rotary Club he has asked leaders of both of the city’s health care giants about becoming involved in the rebuild of Regional One Health. But he also admitted the discussions haven’t gotten very far yet.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2024

  • City and county navigate difficult budget seasons

    Memphis City Council members weigh a 75-cent tax hike as Shelby County commissioners have to make some decisions about change to the funding for a Regional One Health rebuild.

    By Bill Dries May 11, 2024

  • Regional One transformation could begin this summer

    Reginald Coopwood says on “Behind The Headlines” the hospital’s shift to an academic center involves growing medical specialties that could fund itself. Coopwood also addressed calls for more funding from Arkansas and Mississippi.

    By Bill Dries May 04, 2024

  • Shelby County budget proposal ups its share of Regional One rebuild

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about the move to county financing of the first phase of the project over the next decade. Meanwhile, CEO of Regional One said the anticipated state funding didn’t come through this year. 

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2024

• November 2023

  • Gun violence driving patient numbers, taking toll at Regional One

    “Each of the last two years, we’ve had 1,400 patients come in from gun violence, and this year, we’re on pace to break that, which is really unthinkable,” said the chief of trauma at Regional One Health. 

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    Two trauma doctors followed tug to return to Regional One

    By Aisling Mäki November 27, 2023

  • County Commission considers funding to start on jail mental health center

    The County Commission weighs a $2.5 million start on a mental health treatment center for jail prisoners awaiting trial at its Monday meeting and is making a wish list for the Tennessee General Assembly.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2023

• June 2023

  • Wheel tax hike proposal rolls or goes flat with critical Monday vote

    The $50 wheel tax hike on the County Commission agenda is key to Mayor Lee Harris’ plan to finance $350 million toward rebuilding the Regional One Health campus and building two new high schools.

    By Bill Dries June 05, 2023

  • Behind the Headlines: County Commission chair counts votes on wheel-tax hike

    Shelby County Commission chairman Mickell Lowery says on WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines” that he’s counting votes on a proposed wheel tax hike that faces a critical commission vote Monday, June 5.

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2023