Departing commissioner hopes for $750M to replace aging hospital
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner wants to set in motion an initiative to update the buildings at Regional One Health on Jefferson Avenue. The campus has buildings dating back 80 years. (The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner said Regional One Health saved his life following a horrific car wreck. Before he terms out, he hopes to see progress in the ambitious plan to replace the aging hospital buildings.
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Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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