Vanderbilt Rutherford Hospital

The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency has approved a proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center to build a 42-bed hospital hospital in Murfreesboro.  

The $144 million project marks a major entrance into the fast-growing sector of Rutherford County for Vanderbilt, one that has been contested by competing health systems since last year. The medical center originally sought approval to build out a 48-bed facility in the same location in 2020, but was denied in favor of a proposed neighborhood hospital by Ascension Saint Thomas. Â