Bass, Berry & Sims served as lead counsel to Tennessee Oncology’s Lebanon Radiation Oncology Center in obtaining a Certificate of Need (CON) to initiate linear accelerator services in rapidly growing Lebanon (Wilson County), Tennessee. The project brings much-needed, community-based cancer treatment to patients in a six-county primary service area that includes DeKalb, Macon, Rutherford, Smith, Trousdale and Wilson Counties.
Tennessee Oncology is one of the nation’s largest community-based cancer care specialists and is home to one of the leading clinical trial networks in the country. Tennessee Oncology provides a full range of diagnostic services, including oncology-specific expertise in PET/CT and laboratory services. The company’s clinic locations provide on-site chemotherapy treatments to ensure patients receive care in their community and close to their homes.