Regional One Health Taps HDR and Turner JV for $1B Memphis Medical Center

Regional One Well being has chosen its design and development companions for a $1-billion-plus tutorial medical middle in downtown Memphis, Tenn., advancing what officers describe as a historic public well being funding for Shelby County.

The Sept. 29 announcement named Memphis Healthcare Builders—a three way partnership of Turner Building, Flintco Building, Nickson Common Contractors and Fifer & Associates—as development supervisor, with HDR main design together with a number of Memphis-based structure and engineering companies. 

The request for {qualifications} required important native participation and barred unique teaming agreements, encouraging a number of partnerships. The ultimate awards replicate this mandate, as nationwide companies partnered with Memphis-based companies throughout design and development.

“These corporations have partnered with native companies, guaranteeing that a good portion of this funding stays proper right here in Memphis,” Regional One CEO Dr. Reginald Coopwood mentioned. Mayor Lee Harris known as the funding “a historic dedication to the well being and way forward for our group.”

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Mission Scope, Website and Financing

The ability will rise on the previous headquarters website of town’s day by day newspaper, The Industrial Enchantment, at Union Avenue and Beale Road, which the county acquired for $23.9 million in January. 

Officers mentioned relocating to the Union Avenue website permits development with out disrupting operations on the present campus, a transfer Coopwood added preserves companies within the downtown medical district whereas offering extra flexibility for the construct.

Plans name for a brand new mattress tower, trauma and burn middle amenities, girls’s and infants’ companies, an expanded emergency division, oncology and post-acute care, together with modernized ancillary suites. 

Coopwood additionally tied the hassle to Regional One’s function as a educating hospital for the College of Tennessee Well being Science Middle, calling the venture “foundational to our future.”

The Memphis program joins a rising group of U.S. hospital megaprojects exceeding $1 billion. Among the many largest now in planning is the College of California-San Francisco’s Helen Diller Medical Middle, projected at $4.3 billion.

The Shelby County Fee dedicated $500 million in 2023, financed by means of a $25 wheel-tax improve earmarked for the hospital and two faculty tasks. Proceeds will assist bond debt service, with philanthropy and different sources anticipated to shut the hole. 

Commissioners voted 11–1 for the positioning buy, citing sooner supply and fewer operational dangers than rebuilding on the present campus.

Procurement paperwork outlined a collaborative venture supply mannequin that includes parallel procurements for design and engineering, in addition to shared danger and incentive buildings.

Regional One tasks $693.6 million to $892.3 million in regional financial development from 2023 to 2027, together with 3,600 development jobs and a pair of,300 secondary jobs.

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Nonetheless, assembly labor demand could also be difficult. The Related Common Contractors’ 2025 Workforce Survey discovered that 92% of companies report problem filling open positions, with 45% citing labor shortages as a reason behind venture delays. 

On the identical time, U.S. development job openings fell to 188,000 in August—the bottom degree since 2015, in keeping with Bureau of Labor Statistics knowledge cited by ENR—suggesting a possible cooling in demand. 

Turner’s Constructing Price Index confirmed prices rising 3.82% year-over-year within the second quarter of 2025, reflecting continued upward stress from advanced MEP techniques.

Officers outlined a design part of 18–24 months, adopted by about 4 years of development, with completion focused in 2031.