Regional One could become the Mid-South’s first academic medical center
University of Tennessee Health Science Center Chancellor Dr. Peter Buckley said a permanent Regional One Health partnership will not weaken UTHSC’s existing partnerships with other hospitals, which include Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis VA Medical Center and Baptist Memorial. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Officials envision the new entity — the name UT Health was floated — as a hub of innovation that would attract top medical talent, grow research opportunities and offer new therapies, specialized surgeries and access to clinical trials.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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