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Growth
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
Thanks to the generosity of a grateful community, we
built a brand new Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
December 2010 is move-in month for patients and
Associates in the new 255-bed, $340 million hospital –
the largest children's hospital in the state of Tennessee.
With nearly double the space for patient care, research
and teaching, the new Le Bonheur will allow the
hospital to continue to be a resource for families; to
recruit and retain top talent from around the country;
and expand pediatric medicine for decades to come.
Methodist Hospice Residence
Thanks to the support of many, the Methodist Hospice
Residence is expected to open in May 2011. It’s a place
like home for those with a short time to live and a place
for families and friends to share in the last days of a
loved one’s life. Thanks to the facility’s special design,
patients will be able to enjoy fresh air and sunshine
outside in the winding garden areas or enjoy the view
from their room. The facility also includes a chapel,
areas where loved ones can gather and a kitchen
where families can cook meals.
More than $103 million of the $340-million construction
costs were donated by the Memphis and Mid-South
community, making it the largest fundraising campaign
in the city’s history.
Le Bonheur also opened the region's first Fetal Center,
to provide high-risk pregnant mothers access to our
pediatric experts before their baby is born. The Fetal
Center provides them with a comprehensive and
coordinated plan for their baby's care while in utero and
after birth.
The Methodist Hospice Residence will provide acute
care for those who require symptom and pain
management as well as short-term residential beds for
those who cannot be cared for in their homes. Funding
for the project came from physicians, private donors,
the Assisi Foundation of Memphis and several families
that have been touched by hospice.
Methodist is constructing a Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)-certified building as a part
of the hospital’s pledge to be good stewards of
resources.
Olive Branch
In 2011, we will break ground on a 100-bed hospital in
Olive Branch, the fastest growing city in the fastest
growing county in Mississippi. Methodist already
serves approximately 7,000 inpatients and 47,000
outpatients from Mississippi, who currently must travel
out of state for care to stay in their health plan.
The hospital will provide full-service health care to this
booming population as well as stimulate
economic growth in the area.
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the
Methodist Hospice Residence
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