The 47-story, $188 million Columbia/HCA Tower, proposed by developer Tony Giarratana in 1995 for the corner of 5th and Church in downtown Nashville.
A History of For-Profit Healthcare Provision
Drawing on decades of journalistic experience covering many of the leading players in America’s massive commercial healthcare industry, I intend to give a thorough, just-the-facts account of a business that some observers celebrate for its entrepreneurial innovation — while others believe it should not exist at all.
Status: Extensive archival research done, yielding many discoveries. Interviews underway with leading industry figures. I am working full-time on this project throughout 2011.
Interview audio: Phil Bredesen — The former Tennessee governor and healthcare entrepreneur foresees “the end of the silo” in medical care delivery.
