October 13, 2025 Update:
As part of our comprehensive strategic planning process, we are thoughtfully exploring a wide range of potential future pathways — including options that support continued independence as well as the possibility of a change in ownership.
As one step in that process, we are currently soliciting responses to our Request for Proposal (“RFP”) from carefully vetted and qualified potential partners that demonstrate a serious interest in potential partnership.
We look forward to engaging with potential partners who share our values and are fully aligned with our mission and long-term strategic vision.
Organizations interested in learning more about the process and being considered for participation in the RFP are encouraged to click here.
July 14, 2025 Announcement From The Board of Trustees:
For more than 67 years, Williamson Health has been part of the fabric of the Williamson County community. We have participated in the births of thousands of babies, played an integral role in the healing of countless patients, and shared the heartache of families who have lost loved ones.
Williamson Health does not just serve this community—we are this community. In our work, the lives we intersect with are not strangers. They are our patients, our friends, family members, colleagues and neighbors who chose to trust us in some of life’s most vulnerable moments.
The Williamson Health Board of Trustees (Board) is committed to ensuring this legacy lives on and that Williamson Health continues to meet its mission of “providing for the healthcare needs of our community” for both the short- and long-term. As part of this commitment, the Board engages in strategic planning on an ongoing basis to ensure Williamson Health’s viability well into the future.
Healthcare organizations – particularly independent nonprofits like Williamson Health – are navigating mounting pressures in a rapidly changing environment, including financial constraints, workforce challenges, shifting care models and ongoing regulatory changes, such as the legislative restructuring of Tennessee’s certificate of need program. Based on data from an independent advisory firm, Williamson Health will begin to feel the impact of these challenges significantly in the next five years. Unlike larger healthcare organizations that can leverage shared resources, Williamson Health does not have the readily available assets needed to continue growing and expanding in service to our community.
Following a lengthy and exhaustive strategic review process, the Board – guided by a deep sense of ethical duty and sincere commitment to act wisely, responsibly and in the best interest of our employees, medical staff and community – has announced that it will initiate a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the potential sale of the healthcare system as one of the future pathways it is exploring. This process will seek to identify a qualified suitor that is fully committed to honoring the legacy of Williamson Health and its mission while also expanding and elevating healthcare services to the community.
At the same time, Williamson Health continues to explore ways to remain independent by identifying alternative sources of capital and thoughtfully considering all paths to preserve and strengthen the organization’s future.
No matter what the future holds, our ultimate goal is to make Williamson Health the strongest it can be for generations to come. This is just the beginning of a thoughtful and deliberate process that involves many different stages and could take up to the three years to complete. In the meantime, it is business as usual. Nothing changes, and we have the same mission of providing high-quality and compassionate care to the communities we serve – both in the community and within our organization.
This page will be updated as additional information is available. As we are just in the early stages of the process, it could be several months before we have updates.
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