Abstract |
The Northwest Tennessee Comprehensive Health Planning Council is responsible for comprehensive health planning for the nine counties in Northwest Tennessee. Passage of recent state and federal legislation concerning 'Certificate of Need' has greatly increased the community's responsibilities toward the development of health facilities and their services. For this reason, the Northwest Tennessee Health Planning Council has developed A Health Facilities Plan for Northwest Tennessee - December, 1975 to serve as a planning tool with its annual updates to help the Council in its decision-making process. Due to constraints in availability of data and time this document will initially address hospitals and nursing homes. |