Joel Stinnett | Nashville Business Journal Many Democrats across the nation have made health care the central issue in their midterm election campaigns, but at least one prominent Nashville politician and doctor doesn’t think the issue is going to persuade independents to vote blue. “People don’t vote on issues in midterm elections. Midterm elections are…
Stephen Elliott | Nashville Post Two former U.S. Senate majority leaders — one a Democrat, the other a Republican — differed in their predictions of how health care will affect the upcoming midterm elections during a panel discussion in Nashville Friday. Tom Daschle, the former Democratic senator from South Dakota, said Democrats have been able…
On September 20, the Nashville Health Care Council gathered 550 member executives to celebrate HCA Healthcare’s 50th anniversary and the tremendous evolution of Nashville’s health care industry over the past five decades. To reflect on the company’s history, as well as how Nashville grew into the nation’s health care industry epicenter, the main event featured…
Opinion by Hayley Hovious | Tennessean Nashville built today’s health care industry. Now, it’s our job to move it forward. Given the convergence of industries that regularly look to Nashville for leadership – from music and entertainment to academics and professional sports – our city is used to VIPs passing through. So, it makes sense…
Joel Stinnett | Nashville Business Journal On Dec. 31, Milton Johnson will step down as CEO of HCA Healthcare Inc. and President and Chief Operating Officer Sam Hazen will take over the top spot at the hospital giant, so the next three months are bound to include some awkward, and sometimes funny, moments of transition. Take, for example, speaking…
Eric Snyder | Nashville Business Journal It may not be the industry that attracts tourists to Music City in droves, but the region’s bedrock health care industry continues to grow. According to a new analysis released by the Nashville Health Care Council, the health care ecosystem in Nashville contributes $46.7 billion annually to the local…
Nashville Health Care Council Releases Results of Economic Impact Study Nashville’s thriving health care ecosystem contributes $46.7 billion and 273,000 jobs to the local economy annually, according to the results of a new study released today by the Nashville Health Care Council. The study was conducted by The Research Center at the Nashville Area Chamber…
Blake Farmer | Nashville Public Radio Roughly 27 percent of salaries in the Nashville area now come from jobs in the health care sector. And a study published Thursday shows the city’s leading industry has become even more dominant over the last decade. Nashville has been booming since climbing out of the recession, which is…
