Ascension Saint Thomas recently announced plans for financial investments in clinical program development and a transformative campus development at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown. The first series of developments is now underway with the recent groundbreaking of the new Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital, in partnership with Kindred Healthcare, and the Ascension Saint Thomas Surgery &…
On Saturday, September 19th, the Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation’s 9th-annual “Wine Around the Square” is going virtual for the first time in event history. The celebration will be livestreamed between 5:30- 7 p.m. from downtown Murfreesboro and will include a keynote speaker, live music, interactive demonstrations, and appearances from many beloved community members. Proceeds of…
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron announced a new initiative last week entitled “#RutherfordResponsible” strongly encouraging citizens and businesses to wear masks in public places where social distancing is impractical. As part of that initiative, Rutherford County reached out to the Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Murfreesboro to promote #RutherfordResponsible to their membership. “We want…
So I got tested for COVID-19 today… Thanks to the Get Well Clinic located at 2705 Old Fort Pkwy, Suite G in Murfreesboro for helping me out today. You can reach them at 615-896-1022.
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce the launch of Rutherford County’s first rotational atherectomy program. Implemented by Dr. Hady Lichaa of Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, the new program enables more Rutherford County patients with narrowed heart arteries to be treated close to home rather than being transferred to Davidson County. In this interventional…
Several Rutherford County students have recently worked to earn essential skills during a month-long Certified Nursing Assistant class. Coming from Central Magnet, LaVergne, Siegel, and Stewarts Creek high schools, these students took the opportunity to begin their experiential learning before they begin college or their careers. Consisting of recent graduates or rising seniors, this program…
The surgical team at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, under the direction of general surgeon, Joshua Taylor, MD, FACS, with The Surgical Clinic, was the first in Tennessee to remove thyroid glands using an approach that leaves no visible scar. Rather than performing the surgery through an incision in the neck, which leaves a visible scar,…
Trinette Lewis is a New York City nurse who pursued the profession because she loved studying anatomy and physiology and wanted to apply that knowledge in a tangible way. She says that her appreciation for her career has evolved in recent months, explaining: “Once the pandemic began, I realized that nursing is more than a…
By Dr. Greg James, Chief Clinical Officer, Ascension Saint Thomas Thank you for reading this, as COVID-19 is a serious threat to you and your loved ones. This is not an exaggeration – it’s our shared reality, and it is imperative that we are aligned as partners in tandem to take this seriously as we…
Through a long-standing clinical partnership with United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance (TOA), Ascension Saint Thomas will continue its investment in patient care in Rutherford County by developing a joint-venture Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Murfreesboro’s Westlawn community. Certificate of Need approval for the project was granted unanimously on June 24, 2020,…