Nashville General eyes MetroCenter for new hospital

Nashville General Hospital has deemed its current location on Meharry Medical College’s campus beyond repair and is in the preliminary planning phase for a possible replacement facility in MetroCenter. 

At the Metro Hospital Authority Board Meeting Thursday, Dick Darr with Capital Project Solutions gave a presentation detailing plans for a potential new facility at 720 Mainstream Drive. The Metro-funded safety net hospital tapped the construction company last October to develop a feasibility study for a new hospital. The hospital has previously considered MetroCenter, Bordeaux and Whites Creek sites. Darr compared the current location on D.B. Todd Jr. Boulevard to Nissan Stadium, saying it would cost more to modernize than to build a new location.