Sgt. Robert Dowell take back 2019

Sheriff’s office collects old medications Saturday for National Drug Take-Back day

Residents may turn in their expired and unwanted prescriptions during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies will collect the medications in front of the lobby at the Sheriff’s Office at 940 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro, said Sgt. Robert Dowell, who…

New Saint Thomas Graduates

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Honors First Graduating Class of Residency Program

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West congratulates the inaugural graduating class of its General Surgery Residency Program, which launched in 2016 in partnership with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The alumni of the UTHSC-Nashville General Surgery Residency Program have matched for competitive fellowship opportunities and are each continuing to work selflessly throughout the pandemic….

Kidney Transplant Recipients

Celebrate with Ascension Saint Thomas West! Record-Setting 100 Kidney Transplants YTD

Leaders from the Kidney Transplant Program at Ascension Saint Thomas West met with Fahad Tahir, President and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas West and Midtown, to celebrate the program’s record-breaking 100th kidney transplant year-to-date. “We have been blessed and successful in our endeavors because we continue to be a very patient-centric program concentrated on the…

Greg James MD

Flu vs. COVID-19: How to Protect Yourself and Others

Flu season typically begins to ramp up in October which, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on public health, means our communities are now at an even greater risk for disease that cannot be ignored. Reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses, like flu, this fall and winter is more important than ever. Sometimes the best…

Amber Sims

Ascension Saint Thomas’ Chief Strategy Officer is Promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategy, for Ascension

Amber Sims has been promoted to serve as Senior Vice President, Strategy for Ascension, effective October 5th. Amber previously served as Chief Strategy Officer for Ascension Saint Thomas and has been a part of the ministry for almost 20 years. Amber began her career with Ascension at Baptist Hospital, now Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown…

Emotional Recovery from COVID-19

Emotional Recovery from COVID-19

Besides the physical battles COVID-19 has caused across the world, the pandemic is also leaving a trail of emotional scars. As a result, there have been increases in depression, suicide, substance abuse, overdoses, family conflict and child abuse and other mental health issues. Thanks to the Tennessee Recovery Project grant program, help is available. “The…

Jan Shasteen Vaughn

State’s first female heart transplant recipient celebrates 35 years on borrowed heart

76-year-old Jan Shasteen Vaughn is a breathing, laughing, singing piece of Tennessee history. On September 7, 1985, she became the first woman in the state to receive a heart transplant. She celebrated 35 years with her “new” heart just weeks ago from her home in DeBary, Florida, where the Tennessee native relocated in 2007 to…

MTSU’s Police Department takes medical training course

MTSU’s Police Department takes medical training course

MTSU police officers recently received advanced medical training on campus as part of the department’s ongoing efforts to be better prepared for emergency response. Administered by the training company Defend Systems and offered through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the course was broken down into two separate two-day classes to allow for adherence to COVID-19…