Cerner Postscript: Oracle Health Builds Nashville Over Kansas City

Sent our way by VERY SMART TKC READERS who want to share a somewhat dirty secret that has been hiding right out in the open. 

First . . .

Let's remember not so long ago when local leaders were "bullish" on the future of Oracle in Kansas City and wanted to offer reassurance ahead of election season. 

Since then . . .

We've seen massive layoffs.

Property dumps. 

And complaints from the last remaining employees about a dearth of opportunity.

This is a big deal because at one time Cerner was the top private employer in the Kansas City metro. 

And so . . . 

Today we share another peek at the future . . .

WITNESS ORACLE HEALTH BUILDING UP NASHVILLE OFFICES AS KANSAS CITY WORKERS & SPACES FROM THE CERNER GLORY DAYS NOW LANGUISH!!!

To be fair . . .

From a biz perspective this make PERFECT sense and Tennessee has much stronger economy than the KCMO area. 

Just as we noted . . . Oracle is one of the best companies in the world and they didn't get to the top of the pyramid by avoiding difficult decisions. 

We only post this fact check and more info in order to contradict political happy talk which imagines KC jobs spared from this continued carnage.

Check-it . . .

Oracle Health held a private meet-and-greet with Nashville-area hospital and health system executives Aug. 2, pledging to hold a national healthcare conference in the city next year . . .

"They generally expressed enthusiasm about Nashville — given its unique attributes, the organizations that are here, the talent and pipeline that's here — as being a major focal point for Oracle Health," Fahad Tahir, president and CEO of Nashville-based Ascension Saint Thomas, told the news outlet.

Oracle revealed plans for the riverfront development in 2021, a year before it purchased EHR vendor Cerner for $28.4 billion. The software giant has promised 8,500 jobs in Nashville by 2031.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Oracle Health moving into Nashville as part of $1.35B project

Oracle Health will be coming to Nashville, TN, as part of a new $1.35 billion facility and held a meet-and-greet with local hospital and health system execs.