Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Rutherford Hospital / Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 26, 2020
1. Rutherford Hospital Marker
Inscription.
Rutherford Hospital, also, Middle Tennessee Medical Center. .
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. . This historical marker was erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. It is in Murfreesboro in Rutherford County Tennessee
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.
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Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3A 221.)
Location. 35° 50.945′ N, 86° 22.858′ W. Marker is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. Marker 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.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2020
2. Middle Tennessee Medical Center Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2020
3. Rutherford Hospital / Middle Tennessee Medical Center Marker
Photographed By Murfreesboro Post
4. Rutherford Hospital
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