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Memorial Hospital is a member of The American Hospital Association, The Tennessee Hospital Association, The Catholic Hospital Association, The Chattanooga Area Hospital Council, and The Chattanooga Area Safety Council. [1] Memorial Hospital has grown tremendously since 1952. In 1952, Memorial Hospital had 200 beds.
Baptist Hospital (Knoxville, Tennessee); Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (1912-2000) Copper Basin Medical Center (); Decatur County General Hospital (Parsons); Dr. Fred Stone, Sr. Hospital (Oliver Springs, Tennessee)
Erlanger's main location, Erlanger Baroness Hospital in downtown Chattanooga, is a tertiary referral hospital and Level I Trauma Center. It serves a 50,000 square mile (130,000 km 2 ) (125 mi (201 km) radius) region of East Tennessee , North Georgia , North Alabama , and western North Carolina .
The 22-bed Murphy General Hospital was built by Dr. F. V. Taylor in 1941 and closed in July 1969 due to insufficient staff and property. [8] [9] In 1956, a 30-bed non-profit regional hospital named District Memorial Hospital was constructed in nearby Andrews. [10] [8] Citing uncollected payments, District Memorial declared bankruptcy in 2000. [11]
Chattanooga has three hospital systems: Erlanger Health System, Parkridge Hospital System, and CHI Memorial Hospital System. Founded in 1889, Erlanger is the seventh largest public healthcare system in the United States [ 276 ] with more than half a million patient visits a year. [ 277 ]
Former Chattanooga mayor T.C. Thompson. The initiative to create a hospital in Chattanooga for children was spearheaded in the 1920s by the city's former mayor, T.C. Thompson, working closely with the local Civitan Club. Through a $250,000 bond issue, the original children's hospital was completed in 1929 in Chattanooga's Glenwood community.
Notre Dame High School is a private, Roman Catholic college-preparatory day school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Founded in 1876, it is Chattanooga's oldest private school. The current campus, dedicated in 1966, is located in the Glenwood neighborhood near Memorial Hospital. Notre Dame was the first racially integrated high school in Chattanooga.
Eastgate is located on Brainerd Road, a major artery connecting Westside and Eastside Chattanooga and can be accessed by Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) bus route #4. This redevelopment has been touted as a success with many recognizable names such as Chattanooga State Community College , Merastar, and many state ...