A closer look at the health care industry in Memphis and what powers the city's booming medical community: past present and future.

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Medtropolis

Hope Lodge Planned for City

The American Cancer Society Mid-South Division Inc. plans to build an $8.5 million Hope Lodge at Manassas and Union, just between Sun Studio and the University of Tennessee Cancer Research Building.

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Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center celebrates the beginning of construction for the new children's hospital. The 610,000 square foot, 12-story hospital...

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Le Bonheur Children's Breaks Ground for New Hospital

UT College of Pharmacy Breaks Ground

The six-story, 191,000-square-foot building is one of the new facilities under construction on the grounds of the UT-Baptist Research Park, where Baptist Memorial Hospital once stood.

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Just because Baptist Hospital is gone from downtown doesn't mean Baptist won't have other medical ventures in the rapidly expanding Memphis Medical District..

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Baptist Footprint Grows Ever Larger Downtown

New Innova Prez Hits Ground Running

Innova's mission is to identify promising ideas and help turn them into viable local businesses, particularly in the fields of biotechnology and logistics.

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The Winchester Park/Intown neighborhood is at a crossroads. A once-thriving community, it is now faced with many challenges including crime, high poverty rates, and property in severe physical distress. Read the plan for the revitalization of Winchester Park/Intown.

Winchester Park/Intown Charrette Report and Plan

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Former Mud Island Tour Guide Directs Future of Memphis Medical Center

As a history major at then-Memphis State University in the early 1990s, Beth Flanagan worked as a tour guide at Mud Island River Park. She loved telling visitors about the rich history of the island and of Downtown Memphis.