Note: This release was sent from the East Tennessee Healthcare Center.
A major medical park, East Tennessee Healthcare Center, will break ground on Wednesday, May 7th at 11:00 a.m. The development is on 12 acres located in Dowell Springs Business Park which is off Middlebrook Pike. Mayor Bill Haslam, Mayor Mike Ragsdale and Mike Edwards, CEO of the Knoxville Chamber, will participate in the ceremony.
“We will break ground on two new buildings that will total 175,000 square feet of medical office and clinical facilities with plans for an additional 75,000 square feet of space as demand grows,” said Terry Douglass, CEO of East Tennessee Healthcare Development, LLC. “We have two anchor tenants, Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center (KCBC) and Tennessee Cancer Specialists (TCS), who together will utilize approximately 70,000 square feet of space initially. Other physician practice groups and clinical facilities have agreed to lease an additional 30,000 square feet of space to date. Construction is scheduled to start in May, 2008. The architect is The Lewis Group and the contractor is Merit Construction.”
“Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center has outgrown our current location and is looking forward to expanding the facilities for our patients, physicians and staff,” said Dr. Kamilia Kozlowski, CEO and Medical Director. “We are excited to be affiliated with East Tennessee Healthcare Center and that the groundbreaking will coincide with Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center’s 25th anniversary.”
East Tennessee Healthcare Center will be a world-class medical park that will seek to serve all patients and physicians in East Tennessee and will be centrally located to all area hospitals. Patients will benefit from multi-specialty physician groups on-site and will enjoy easy access, convenient parking, walking paths, waterfalls and beautiful mountain views. The focus will be on wellness, healthy living, and comprehensive diagnostic and therapy solutions to meet many of the healthcare needs of the East Tennessee community.
“To be able to offer all cancer services including clinic, radiation therapy, imaging, clinical trials, and related services in one location makes it convenient for our patients”, said Dr. Tracy Dobbs, CEO of Tennessee Cancer Specialists.
The $35 million healthcare center will provide comprehensive medical and clinical services including a diagnostic imaging center, a clinical laboratory capability, pathology services, chemotherapy and radiation therapy services, a tumor board, an ambulatory surgery center, physical therapy, alternative medicine, medical spa services, research, and clinical trials. Healthcare support services will include a pharmacy, social services, dietician, weight loss center, massage therapy, plastic surgery, acupuncture and dermatology services.
Current businesses located at Dowell Springs Business Park include: Allergy Specialists, Ascendant Lab, East Tennessee Diagnostic Center, East Tennessee Vein Clinic, Endocrinology Consultants of East Tennessee, LifeCare Partners, Thompson Cancer Survival Center and Weisgarber Eye Center.
For more information, contact Terry Douglass at East Tennessee Healthcare Development at 865-691-8098 or by e-mail at terry@provisionfoundation.org.
Debbie G. Crowder, president, chairman and chief executive officer of SunTrust Bank, East Tennessee, has been nominated by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., to represent women in Tennessee at the Business and Professional Women’s Leadership Summit.
The summit is a national policy forum to address issues impacting American families and the United States. Government leaders and women from across the country will convene in Washington, D.C., April 29-30. The summit features a discussion of solutions to secure America’s competitiveness in a global economy including: strengthening economic security; lowering the cost of health care while increasing quality; improving educational accountability; and enhancing opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Crowder was selected to participate in the summit along with 349 other women from across the United States. She has more than 23 years of experience at SunTrust .
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