The broader campus is planned to include physician and subspecialty services, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital, outpatient surgery, advanced imaging and specialty ambulatory care. | Photo Credit: Ascension Saint Thomas
- Ascension Saint Thomas has broken ground on a $148.5 million full-service hospital and integrated health campus in Clarksville, Tenn.
- The 96-acre campus will be located near Highway 76 and Interstate 24 and will open with 44 inpatient beds, with planned capacity for 132 beds.
- Initial services will include emergency care, inpatient surgery, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s health, neonatal intensive care, oncology and orthopedics.
- The project is expected to create about 250 hospital jobs and support an estimated $316 million in annual economic impact.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Ascension Saint Thomas has started work on a new full-service hospital and integrated health campus in Clarksville, Tenn., a $148.5 million project aimed at expanding care access in Montgomery County and the surrounding region.
Health system leaders, public officials, physicians and healthcare partners gathered Tuesday for the groundbreaking. The campus is planned for 96 acres near Highway 76 and Interstate 24 and is designed to serve a community Ascension described as one of Tennessee’s fastest-growing.
The hospital is expected to open with 44 inpatient beds and be designed for future expansion to 132 beds as local needs increase. Ascension said initial services will include emergency care, inpatient surgery, cardiology, neurosciences, women’s health, neonatal intensive care, oncology and orthopedics.
The broader campus is planned to include physician and subspecialty services, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital, outpatient surgery, advanced imaging and specialty ambulatory care. Ascension said the campus is intended to support coordinated care closer to home across different stages of life.
Healthcare partners expected to be part of the campus include Tennessee Oncology, Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, Howell Allen Clinic and Lifepoint Health, which is planned to be involved with a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Montgomery County also is partnering on a new ambulance and EMS station on the campus.
“This groundbreaking is a direct response to community leaders and physicians who championed a bolder future for local healthcare,” said Fahad Tahir, president and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas, according to an article from Ascension. Tahir said the campus is being built to anticipate and evolve with the region’s growth.
Clarksville Mayor Joe Pitts also connected the project to the city’s growth. “This new hospital will enhance access to healthcare services and strengthen the overall well-being of families throughout our community,” Pitts said, according to an article from Ascension.
Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said the project will help address ongoing care needs for residents. “By expanding access to care close to home, we continue to meet the healthcare needs of the people and families who live and work in our community every day,” Golden said, according to an article from Ascension.
Ascension said the project is expected to create about 250 hospital jobs and generate an estimated annual economic impact of $316 million while supporting more than 1,300 direct and indirect jobs in the region.
Ascension Saint Thomas opened its first Clarksville-area location in 2005 and now operates 17 care locations in Montgomery County. Construction is expected to begin immediately after the groundbreaking, with additional updates on construction timelines and future services to be announced as the project advances.