Wedding Bells Ring at Saint Thomas as Groom Awaits Donor Heart
As Kristina Likens and James Summers exchanged vows in the Saint Thomas West Hospital chapel last Friday, Dr. Matthew DeShazo of Saint Thomas Heart played a melody on the piano. Just twenty minutes earlier, Dr. DeShazo performed a heart catherization procedure on James, who has a history of heart problems and is temporarily living in…
Murfreesboro’s first baby of 2020
Happy New Year, happy birthday, and welcome to the world, Amoura Rose Handy! Murfreesboro’s first baby of 2020 was born today at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital at 6:07 AM. At 19 1/4 inches long and 7 pounds, 5 ounces, Amoura is already rocking a hairbow. The nursing staff celebrated Amoura with a gift basket fit…
Saint Thomas physician places new type of stent
Dr. Paul McMullan of Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital just became the first physician in Tennessee and in Ascension nationally to place an R2P MISAGO® RX Self-expanding Peripheral Stent, a newly launched product by Terumo Interventional Systems. The outpatient procedure was a success and the patient was discharged less than 2 hours post-surgery. Peripheral artery disease…
New Milk Depot for NICU Babies at Saint Thomas Rutherford
Breast milk packs a powerful punch – it aids in infant digestion, provides vital nutrients and hormones, and even helps babies fight infection. Despite the abundance of health benefits that breast-feeding offers both moms and babies, it’s an unfortunate truth that some mothers and children cannot successfully breastfeed. Milk depots have grown popular world-wide because…
“Meet and Greet” Event Reunites Patient with Responders and Dispatcher
Chris and Lacey Ray of Lynchburg, Tennessee were reunited with a medic team from Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services (RCEMS) and a Rutherford County Dispatcher this week just a month after the team delivered their baby boy in the back of an ambulance. Lacey was en route to Centennial Medical Center on the interstate when…
MMC Announces Denise Flanagan as Chief Operating Officer
On November 1, 2019 Denise Flanagan was elevated to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter. “This promotion was earned over the past several years as Denise has assumed a much larger role on the operations front of MMC,” said Joey Peay, CEO of Murfreesboro Medical Clinic. “Denise has been…
Saint Thomas to create new hospital for women
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, the state’s leader in serving women and newborns, is announcing a series of investments in the development of the Saint Thomas Hospital for Women at Midtown. The ‘hospital within a hospital’ is a destination specialty hospital designed by patients, families, physicians and advanced practitioners to create an enhanced experience. Every aspect…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Stroke Program Earns National Certification
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is pleased to announce that its stroke program has been recertified by The Joint Commission, the healthcare industry’s most prestigious accrediting and standards-setting entity. Since first securing the designation of “Advanced Primary Stroke Center” in 2007, Saint Thomas Rutherford has maintained this status by meeting the requirements of biennial on-site surveys…