Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Rutherford Hospital
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Middle Tennessee Medical Center

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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 26, 2020

1. Rutherford Hospital Marker

Inscription. Rutherford Hospital On May 2, 1927, Rutherford Hospital opened to serve both whites and African-Americans. Simeon B. Christy, a local merchant, obtained funding for the hospital from the Commonwealth Fund of New York. The fund paid $161,620 for construction of the hospital, chartered as a general welfare private corporation. Frank K. Houston, a Woodbury, TN native and a New York banker, also was a benefactor of the hospital. The hospital received accreditation from the American College of Surgeons in 1929.

Middle Tennessee Medical Center In 1982 the hospital's named changed to Middle Tennessee Medical Center. In 1986 St. Thomas and Baptist hospitals of Nashville bought MTMC for $40,000,000; this was the first hospital in the U.S. to be jointly owned by Catholic and Protestant institutions. Christy-Houston foundation was trustee of the fund created by this sale. MTMC, owned by Ascension Health, relocated to 1700 Medical Center Parkway in 2010. The original hospital was razed in 2012. In 2013 the institution became St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 221.)

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 2, 1927.

Location. 35° 50.945′ N, 86° 22.858′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is at the intersection of East Bell Street and North University Street, on the right when traveling west on East Bell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 E Bell St, Murfreesboro TN 37130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Confederate Circle at Evergreen (about

Middle Tennessee Medical Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2020

2. Middle Tennessee Medical Center Marker

800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Known Confederate Veterans Among 2000 Buried Here (about 800 feet away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tennessee College for Women (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union University (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph B. Palmer (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middle Tennessee State Teachers College Training School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Agriculture and Gardening (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Murfreesboro.

Rutherford Hospital / Middle Tennessee Medical Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2020

3. Rutherford Hospital / Middle Tennessee Medical Center Marker

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Photographed by Murfreesboro Post

4. Rutherford Hospital

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 3,180 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Rutherford Hospital⎯⎯⎯Middle Tennessee Medical Center

Rutherford Hospital
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Middle Tennessee Medical Center