[292] Hospital History In Rutherford County Is 'On The Record'

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 3, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

HOSPITAL HISTORY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS ‘ON THE RECORD’ Book about Middle Tennessee Medical Center Packed with Interviews, Vintage Photos

(MURFREESBORO) – The history of Murfreesboro’s hospital from operations conducted by lantern light in 1927 to today’s gleaming new $267 million building will be the topic of discussion on “MTSU on the Record” at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Feb. 6, with host Gina Logue on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Patsy B. Weiler, co-author with executive editor Susan Grear of A Time to Build Up: The History of Middle Tennessee Medical Center, will talk about how they put together the 120-page, hard-bound, coffee-table book chronicling the facility’s growth.
The book is on sale now in the MTMC Gift Shop, 1700 Medical Center Parkway, and at The Write Impression, 120 S. Maple Street, both in Murfreesboro. All proceeds from sales of the limited-edition publication will benefit the MTMC Foundation
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. Recently, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.