The Jackson Clinic and Baptist Memorial Health Care have established a partnership to build and operate a new outpatient center in Madison County.
The outpatient center will be located at the junction of U.S. Highway 45 and Passmore Lane in North Jackson. Construction of the new surgery center will begin after receiving certificate of need approval from the state of Tennessee. The Jackson Clinic and Baptist Memorial filed the letter of intent last Friday.
Surgeries and procedures to be performed at the center include gastrointestinal, ophthalmologic, gynecological, general, plastic, urologic, pediatric as well as ear, nose and throat. Diagnostic heart catheterizations will also be performed at the center.
“This new outpatient center will give patients more choices, lower patient costs and shorten wait times for surgical procedures,” said Mark Allen, CEO of The Jackson Clinic. “It will provide greater access for patients in surrounding communities. It will also create new jobs and generate additional revenue for the city and county. We chose Baptist as our partner for this center because we found they share our vision for developing high quality outpatient health services across West Tennessee.”
Outpatient surgery centers have become an increasingly popular option for surgeries that do not require an overnight hospital stay. Each year, physicians perform more than 23 million procedures in outpatient surgery centers; and, that number is growing as more patients choose the convenience, quality and lower cost of an outpatient setting. The new outpatient center will be Medicare certified and accredited.
“Building this new outpatient center is the logical next step for us in view of our achievements in sustaining high quality measures for patient care,” said Dr. William Preston, President of The Jackson Clinic. “As we manage the health of our West Tennessee population, we need the space and environment for increased surgical capacity and advanced technologies.”
The new outpatient center is expected to be completed 18-24 months after the certificate of need is approved.
“We have been part of the fabric of West Tennessee health care for more than 30 years,” said Jason Little, President and CEO of Baptist Memorial Health Care. “We look forward to partnering with The Jackson Clinic to continue both organizations’ decades-long traditions of caring for our communities.”
About The Jackson Clinic
Established in 1950 by five medical and surgical specialists, The Jackson Clinic was the first multi-specialty group practice in Tennessee and is one of the largest group practices of its kind. The Jackson Clinic currently has more than 120 physicians in 25 specialties, and is a physician-led medical practice, recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as a Gold Standard in patient health.
About Baptist Memorial Health Care
One of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health care systems, Baptist Memorial Health Care offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South. The Baptist system comprises 22 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 4,500 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 750 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by the Baptist College of Health Sciences.
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