Regional Medical Center at Memphis Proposes $60M for Capital Improvements, Replacement Hospital

Regional Medical Center at Memphis (Tenn.) has proposed a 2012 budget that includes $20 million for capital improvements of the current facility and $40 million for construction of a replacement hospital, according to a Commercial Appeal report.

The $20 million in capital improvements includes $8.8 million for information technology upgrades, $7.4 million for improvements to the hospital's buildings, $2.1 million for equipment and supplies related to patient care and funds for support services, parking, security and ambulatory services. The hospital's long-term plan, however, is to build a replacement facility.

The budget estimates more than $1.1 billion in gross patient revenue for fiscal year 2012 and about $4.2 million in funds after paying bills, caring for patients who cannot pay and receiving $40.5 million from Tennessee's Shelby County, the state of Tennessee and TennCare. The budget also projects $50 million in reserves by the end of this month, which would be added to the $40 million the hospital would set aside for a new hospital.

The full board will vote on the budget plan on June 16.  

Read the Commercial Appeal report on Regional Medical Center at Memphis' budget plan.

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