CCW in Hospitals?

[Guest Provence]

Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro (part of the St. Thomas network) is properly posted (at least the sign's language meets my interpretation of the "substantially similar" requirement: the TCA reference is cited "pursuant to...the owners of this property have chosen to ban firearms on these premises....").

I had a family member at MTMC this week. I was surprised to find no sign on the main entrance on the Highland Avenue side of the hospital. The only sign was "This is a tobacco-free facility". There were two of those.

Eventually I saw properly-worded sign near a crosswalk at the edge of the parking lot. Only persons using that particular crosswalk would see the sign.

It seems odd that they would go to the trouble to come up with a proper and lawful sign quoting TCA but fail to post it at a main entrance.

[Falcon1]

I had a family member at MTMC this week. I was surprised to find no sign on the main entrance on the Highland Avenue side of the hospital. The only sign was "This is a tobacco-free facility". There were two of those.

Eventually I saw properly-worded sign near a crosswalk at the edge of the parking lot. Only persons using that particular crosswalk would see the sign.

It seems odd that they would go to the trouble to come up with a proper and lawful sign quoting TCA but fail to post it at a main entrance.

I agree it is odd; that does seem to be the only sign they have.