Centennial Medical Center (Nashville,
Tennessee)
Centennial Medical Center (CMC) is the
largest
for-profit
hospital
serving
the
metropolitan
Nashville-Davidson
County
area. As the flagship of the TriStar Health
System, the facility boasts 615 beds and over
1,200 physicians covering many specialties.
CMC
is
comprised of multiple
units,
including:
• The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center
• The Women’s Hospital at Centennial
• Centennial Heart Center
• Parthenon Pavilion at Centennial
• Centennial Tower
• Centennial Medical Center at Ashland City
History
Park View, flagship of the HCA hospitals, was
founded by Dr. Thomas Frist, in December,
1961. At that time, the facility was known as
Park Vista Convalescent Home, and consisted
of less than 200 beds. Dr. Frist and his col-
leagues set the standards for the direction of
the hospital’s future.
"Our dream and goal was to open a health
care facility which would offer the finest ser-
vice in Nashville - the cleanest rooms, the
best food, a qualified nursing staff, and a
friendly, warm atmosphere," said Dr. Frist.
Park View grew to be one of the leaders in
the region in cardiology, opthalmology, onco-
logy, and rehabilitation services. Park View
has served as a tertiary care medical center
and receives patients from all over Middle
Tennessee, southern Kentucky, and northern
Alabama. In November, 1987, Park View
completed construction on the four- story,
70,750 square foot medical office building,
The Atrium, which consists of a same-day
surgery center, diagnostic center, breast cen-
ter, and transplant center in addition to phys-
ician offices. This building connects to Park
View at the north entrance. Also, in Decem-
ber 1987, The Rehab Center at Park View
was completed. This is located on the 4th
floor of the medical center and features a
gym, work kitchen, and 20 beds.
In 1972, Dr. Henry Brackin, one of a
group of Nashville psychiatrists who recog-
nized the need for private psychiatric beds in
the downtown medical center area, began
working with Dr. Frist to construct a new