FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               

For more information, contact:

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Sheila Champlin – (901) 448-4957, schampli@uthsc.edu or

Dena Owens – (901) 448-4072, dowens10@uthsc.edu

 

 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Opens Campus Residence Hall to Team Members Displaced by Flooding

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            Memphis, Tenn. (May 10, 2011) – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has opened a more than 150-bed housing facility on the Memphis campus to students, faculty, staff, residents, postdocs and fellows displaced by flood waters.  This semester the Goodman Family Residence Hall has fewer than 50 enrolled students occupying the buildings, thus several rooms are available for use by UTHSC flood victims.  The Goodman Residence Hall was originally opened in 1988. 

“We want to be certain our students and other team members have safe housing if their homes are flooded,” said Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer for UTHSC.  “First priority goes to our students, but any UTHSC team   member who needs housing can bring their family members and stay in the residence hall.  As long as we have space available, we will accommodate our team members,” Dr. Brown added.

Housing for UTHSC team members is being provided at no charge.  As of Tuesday, May 10 at 1:00 p.m., a total of 21 UT Health Science Center team members had moved into Goodman Residence Hall seeking refuge from the flooding.  That number included three employees with their families, two postdocs, and 14 UTHSC students.  Each suite in the residence hall has four bedrooms and two baths, a living room area and a small kitchen.   

UTHSC team members should call (901) 448-5690 to determine availability.  All team members will need to show valid UTHSC identification cards to access the residence hall.      

 

As the flagship statewide academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service.  In 2011, UT Health Science Center celebrates its centennial: 100 years advancing the future of health care.  Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.  The UTHSC campus in Knoxville includes a College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, and an Allied Health Sciences unit.  In addition, the UTHSC Chattanooga campus includes a College of Medicine and an Allied Health Sciences unit.  Since its founding in 1911, UTHSC has educated and trained more than 53,000 health care professionals on campuses and in health care facilities across the state.  For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

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