Medical District, Memphis

The Memphis Medical District is an area which was created to provide a central location for medical care, serving both Memphis and the Mid-South.

Geography

Relatively small in area, the district is located between downtown and midtown. The Medical District overlaps some of the area known as Crosstown.

Medical services

Anchored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the district is home to major hospitals, emergency rooms, physicians' offices, medical supply manufacturers and distributors, and medical laboratories. It will soon house the headquarters of BioMedical Works. Some of the hospitals and health service providers in this district include:

• Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center,
• Regional Medical Center (The Med),
• Methodist University,
• Memphis Behavioral Health Center,
• VA Memphis
• Baptist College of Health Sciences,
• Methodist School of Nursing,
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy
• Southern College of Optometry
• Southwest TN Community College Health Sciences School (which has Shelby County's Only Paramedic Program) are also based in this area.
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• University of Tennessee College of Medicine

See also

• List of neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee

References

Coordinates: 35°08′12″N 90°00′53″W / 35.1366°N 90.0147°W / 35.1366; -90.0147