Regional One’s Union Avenue plan happened at breakneck speed
“Our hope is that the funding is either in the governor’s primary budget, which comes out Feb. 10, but, more than likely, if anything were to come out, it will be in the supplemental budget later on in March,” Regional One Health President and CEO Dr. Reginald Coopwood said. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
A week before Thanksgiving, a local real estate agent got a call to look for a 16-acre site close to the Medical District.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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