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Vitalant (formerly Blood Systems Inc.) is an independent nonprofit organization that collects blood from volunteer donors and provides blood, blood products and services across the United States. Regional organizations. This is a list of organizations by state or territory. Some of the names are very similar but refer to different organizations.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. / 35.153469; -90.042207. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501 (c) (3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases ...
G. Scott Morris. G. Scott Morris (born March 6, 1954, in San Diego, California) is the founder and executive director of Church Health in Memphis, Tennessee. [1] A medical doctor and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, he is a leader in the field of faith and health and an advocate for the poor in U.S. society. [2]
Carroll Shelby. (1923–2012) American entrepreneur famous for his race car driving and automotive developments in designing the cult-classic Shelby Cobras and Ford's Shelby Mustang. Carroll Shelby received a heart transplant in 1990, then in 1996, a living donor kidney transplant from his son.
History The Hill.The University of Tennessee was established in 1794, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S. Founding and early days. On September 10, 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state and at a meeting of the legislature of the Southwest Territory at Knoxville, Blount College (named for Governor William Blount) was established with a charter.
41 acres (17 ha) Website. www .uthsc .edu. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center ( UTHSC) is a public medical school in Memphis, Tennessee. It includes the Colleges of Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Since 1911, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has educated ...
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. / 35.1440; -90.0325. Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is a 255-bed, tertiary care children's hospital located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Le Bonheur has more than 700 medical staff representing 40 pediatric specialties. Approximately 170 patients per day are admitted, mostly from Tennessee and nearby states but ...
1,212. History. Opened. 1885. Closed. 2000. Saint Joseph Hospital was a Catholic operated hospital located at 220 Overton Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. It is most well known for being the hospital where Martin Luther King Jr. died at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 1968, an hour after he was shot at Lorraine Motel. [1]