Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis

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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
Baptist Memorial Health Care
Entrance, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis.jpg
The entrance of Baptist Memorial Hospital on Walnut Grove Road
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis
Geography
Location Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates 35°07′50″N89°51′41″W / 35.1305°N 89.861437°W / 35.1305; -89.861437
Organization
Care system Medicare (US), Medicaid
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type District General
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds706
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg MATA: 34
History
Opened1979
Links
Website Website
Lists Hospitals in Tennessee

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (formerly known as Baptist East) is a 706-bed [1] general hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

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History

This hospital, built in 1979, is now the flagship of Baptist Memorial Health Care since the closure of the Madison Campus in the Medical District, Memphis in 2000, which dated from 1912. [2] Baptist Memorial Health Care operates 22 Hospitals and numerous clinics in the three states surrounding the Memphis area. [3] The former Madison Campus has been redeveloped by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. [4]

Facilities

The hospital has full emergency room services. [5]

Baptist Memorial Health Care operates a university Baptist Health Sciences University centered on Health Professions nearby the site of the former Madison Campus. [6] The school offers bachelor's degrees in Health care management, Nursing, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Radiography, Respiratory Care, and Sonography. [7]

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References

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  2. "Centennial Baptist - Baptist's Downtown Building Demolished". Baptist100.org. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  3. "Baptist Memorial Health Care : Locations". Baptistonline.org. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
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  7. "BCHS Academic Divisions and Degree Programs | Baptist College of Health Sciences". Bchs.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2012.