Academic Medicine Open Forum

They can both likely be found at the mall.

It’s an unlikely symbiotic relationship: medical centers need more room to grow (and more parking!) and struggling shopping malls need more tenants to fill their retail space.

University of Rochester Medical Center is embarking on an expansion to the nearby Marketplace Mall in upstate New York, where they are turning the old Sears store into an orthopedic surgery center and medical offices. Conveniently located near the Lands’ End, Foot Locker, and Target.  

The Jackson Medical Mall, home to many services of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, was—in a previous life—the city of Jackson’s first shopping mall. It was shuttered and converted to a medical facility in the 1990s.

The Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks facility in Nashville is located at the One Hundred Oaks Mall, which has a movie theater and some big name discount stores like Ross, TJ Maxx and Burlington.

Does your medical center have a presence at the mall?

@Cynthia Floyd Manley, @Peter Robinson, @Patrice Guilfoyle, APR - have you been involved at all with these expansions to mall spaces? How has it been?

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Penny Schnarrs
Virtual Communities Program Manager
Association of American Medical Colleges
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The Jackson Medical Mall, founded in 1996, predates my time with UMMC, but it has been an important piece of the fabric of health care in the state's capital. UMMC, Mississippi's only academic health sciences system, sits in the heart of Jackson, an urban city. We have been able to use the space of a former mall to provide services not just to the underserved but also to all patients seeking specialized services we provide, from cancer care to pediatric services. Thanks for asking @Penny Schnarrs!​

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Patrice Guilfoyle, APR
Communications Director
University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-11-2022 08:28
From: Penny Schnarrs
Subject: For Your Learning Friday: what do Auntie Anne's Pretzels and an academic medical center have in common?

They can both likely be found at the mall.

It's an unlikely symbiotic relationship: medical centers need more room to grow (and more parking!) and struggling shopping malls need more tenants to fill their retail space.

University of Rochester Medical Center is embarking on an expansion to the nearby Marketplace Mall in upstate New York, where they are turning the old Sears store into an orthopedic surgery center and medical offices. Conveniently located near the Lands' End, Foot Locker, and Target.  

The Jackson Medical Mall, home to many services of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, was-in a previous life-the city of Jackson's first shopping mall. It was shuttered and converted to a medical facility in the 1990s.

The Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks facility in Nashville is located at the One Hundred Oaks Mall, which has a movie theater and some big name discount stores like Ross, TJ Maxx and Burlington.

Does your medical center have a presence at the mall?

@Cynthia Floyd Manley, @Peter Robinson, @Patrice Guilfoyle, APR - have you been involved at all with these expansions to mall spaces? How has it been?

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Penny Schnarrs
Virtual Communities Program Manager
Association of American Medical Colleges
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