The Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

 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

Downtown Memphis, Tennessee

Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south and I-240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis....

 and midtown

Midtown, Memphis

- Overview :Architecturally, Midtown Memphis, Tennessee is marked with residential vintage housing, specialty stores, and high-rise buildings, often all located on the same avenue...

. The Medical District overlaps some of the area known as Crosstown.

Medical services

Anchored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis includes the Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Its pediatric residency program is affiliated with Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center and residents in pediatrics,...

, 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
  Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
  Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is a 255-bed, tertiary care children's hospital located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It has more than 500 medical staff representing 45 pediatric specialties. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center...
  
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• Regional Medical Center (The Med),
• Methodist University,
• Memphis Behavioral Health Center,
• VA Memphis
• Baptist College of Health Sciences
  Baptist College of Health Sciences
  Baptist College of Health Sciences is a private, coeducational, specialized college in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers baccalaureate degrees in the following fields:*Diagnostic medical sonography*Health care management*Medical radiography*Nuclear medicine...
  
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• Methodist School of Nursing,
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy
• Southern College of Optometry
  Southern College of Optometry
  Southern College of Optometry is a college of optometry in the United States. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee and is dedicated to the study of optometry, the field of medicine that includes not only the performance of refractive eye examinations and the fitting of necessary corrective lenses or...
  
  
• 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
  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a nonprofit medical corporation chartered as a 501 tax-exempt organization under IRS regulations.In...
  
  
• University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  The University of Tennessee College of Medicine is one of six graduate schools of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in downtown Memphis...