Regional One Health has unveiled the first renderings of its planned new campus, offering the community its first look at the future of healthcare in Memphis and the Mid-South. The reveal marks a major milestone in the development of the transformational project and provides a glimpse into a facility designed to meet the region's evolving healthcare needs for decades to come.
The renderings showcase a striking 600,000+-square-foot building inspired by Memphis itself, featuring a distinctive facade that reflects the rhythm, movement and resilience of the city. Designed to create a welcoming experience for patients and families while improving energy efficiency and comfort, the campus will serve as a landmark connecting Downtown Memphis and the Medical District. The facility is designed to support Regional One Health's mission for decades to come while creating a more modern environment for care, education and innovation.
For nearly 200 years, Regional One Health has cared for the people of Memphis and the Mid-South during life's most critical moments. The new campus represents the next chapter in that legacy, creating a modern environment that supports patients, families, caregivers, education, research and innovation.
"Today marks an exciting moment for Regional One Health and for the entire Mid-South," said President and CEO Reginald Coopwood, MD. "For nearly two centuries, this organization has been here for our community during life's most critical moments. These renderings represent more than a building — they represent our commitment to creating a healthcare campus that matches the excellence of the care our teams provide every day and ensures that care remains available for future generations."
The renderings reveal a modern healthcare campus designed to support exceptional patient care, medical education, and future innovation. The facility will house Regional One Health's nationally recognized trauma and burn services, Women's and Infants Center, expanded emergency department and observation unit, rehabilitation hospital, oncology services and comprehensive imaging capabilities.
Throughout the campus, the design prioritizes patient and family experience, including private are environments in key areas such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where individual patient rooms will allow parents and caregivers to remain close to their infants while supporting privacy, comfort and family involvement in care.
Key features include:
• Expanded Trauma and Burn Centers to support the region's highest-acuity patients, including two helipads
• Emergency Department and Observation Unit designed to improve patient flow and expand capacity
• Women's and Infants Center providing specialized care for mothers and babies
• Family-centered NICU with private patient rooms designed to support healing, privacy and family involvement in care
• Rehabilitation Hospital supporting recovery and long-term patient outcomes
• Comprehensive Imaging Suite with advanced diagnostic capabilities
• Modern laboratory, pharmacy and support services that enhance care delivery across the campus
• Infrastructure designed to support future growth and evolving healthcare needs
Together, these features reflect a campus designed to enhance the patient experience, support caregivers and ensure Regional One Health can continue meeting the region's most complex healthcare needs.
The future campus will be located on the historic Commercial Appeal property along Union Avenue, creating a new gateway between Downtown Memphis and the Medical District. The project transforms a site that helped tell Memphis's story for generations into a place dedicated to caring for the community's future.
The facility will include more than 315 beds, modern clinical spaces and infrastructure designed to support high-quality patient care, workforce development, education, research and future innovation.
Since its founding in 1829, Regional One Health has grown alongside the community it serves. Today, it is Memphis' academic essential health system, home to the region's only ACS verified Adult Level I Trauma Center, only verified Burn Center, teaching hospital for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and largest adult residency program. Each year, Regional One Health provides nearly $200 million in charitable care while serving hundreds of thousands of patients across the Mid-South.
The need for a new campus is driven by sustained growth in demand for Regional One Health's services.
The hospital's trauma center was originally designed to serve approximately 4,000 patients annually and now treats roughly 12,000. The new campus will provide the capacity, flexibility and modern infrastructure needed to support the region's healthcare needs well into the future.
"This project is about investing in the future of Memphis and the Mid-South," said Coopwood. "The new campus will strengthen our ability to deliver exceptional care, educate the next generation of healthcare professionals and meet the region's growing healthcare needs for decades to come."
Momentum is already underway, with demolition activities in progress and planning efforts advancing toward construction. Beyond healthcare, the project is expected to support nearly 10,000 jobs, generate more than $117 million in additional tax revenue and contribute an estimated $4.8 billion in economic impact across the region.
Pending final approvals and development milestones, groundbreaking is anticipated in summer 2027, with the new campus projected to be complete in 2030. Additional project updates and opportunities for community engagement will be shared as planning and development continue.
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