Tennessee Medical Center Addresses Readmissions

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — One of the classic problems in medical and educational institutions is that many of the people the organizations serve have almost no other resources to get those services from. In education you see this in studies concerning summer break. Students with a lot of resources at home tend to come back to school more prepared than when they left. Conversely, students with few resources at home can actually regress, failing to even maintain the progress they made during the previous school year.

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BlueCross Tennessee Headquarters Earns LEED Gold

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BlueCross BlueShield’s headquarters in Tennessee, which includes 950,000 square feet of office space, recently received LEED Gold certification.
 
Bob Worthington, chief strategy officer for BlueCross, said the company always had the desire to incorporate certain sustainable design attributes into the new corporate campus.
 
“Our master planning goals always included sustainability, innovation and
wellness,” Worthington said.

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BlueCross Headquarters Earns LEED Gold

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — BlueCross BlueShield’s headquarters in Tennessee, which includes 950,000 square feet of office space, recently received LEED Gold certification.
 
Bob Worthington, chief strategy officer for BlueCross, said the company always had the desire to incorporate certain sustainable design attributes into the new corporate campus.
 
“Our master planning goals always included sustainability, innovation and wellness,” Worthington said.

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Hospital Expansion Brings $26 Million Medical Office Building

NASHVILLE — Centennial Medical Center announced plans to build a 148,000-square-foot, six-story medical office building in Nashville, estimated to cost $26 million. The project, which is part of Centennial’s $143 million expansion project, will add 51 licensed beds, four surgical suites and enhancements to the hospital’s heart and cancer centers. An elevated connector will also link the MOB to Centennial’s main tower and the adjoining women’s hospital.

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