Medical District, Memphis
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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.
[edit] Geography
Relatively small in area, the district is located between downtown and midtown. The Medical District overlaps some of the area known as Crosstown.
[edit] 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 Services in this district include LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Regional Medical Center (The Med), Methodist University, Memphis Behavioral Health Center, and the VA Memphis. The Baptist School of Health Science, Methodist School of Nursing, University of Tennessee Health Sciences School, and Southwest TN Community College Health Sciences School (Which has Shelby County's Only Paramedic Program) are also based in this area.
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