New Course for 13th Annual Murfreesboro Half Marathon
After 12 years, the Murfreesboro Half Marathon, or “The Middle Half” has changed its route. On October 12, two thousand runners will start near Central Magnet School on Main Street and finish the 13.1 mile race near the Square. Registration opened June 1 with a registration limit of 2000 runners, and within two weeks is…
Saint Thomas Heart is First in State to Perform this Alternative to Open Heart Surgery
Saint Thomas Heart has successfully completed Tennessee’s first Tendyne mitral valve replacement. This valve, developed by Abbott, is part of an international clinical trial that will ultimately include as many as 350 patients at 40 centers. Dr. Evelio Rodriguez, Dr. Andrew Morse, and Dr. Chandrashekhar Ramaiah performed the operation, which took place in a 2-hour…
Dance, fitness at rec center help MTSU student shed 100 pounds
There’s dancing in the aisles, dance ’til the cows come home and more dance phrases than you can shake a leg at these days. For MTSU junior Cassidy Johnson, her “happy dance” is not necessarily dance the night away, it’s dance the pounds away. About 100 pounds to be exact As a freshman Honors College…
Saint Thomas Heart First to Bring HeartFlow Technology to Tennessee
Ascension Saint Thomas is the first healthcare system in Tennessee to implement HeartFlow Analysis, a non-invasive technology that converts data from CT scans into 3D models of the coronary arteries. HeartFlow technology identifies plaque formation and blockages to gauge arterial health—reducing reliance on higher-cost procedures like heart catheterization that carry risk for infection, bleeding, or…
Saint Thomas Medical Partners Opens Care Center
Saint Thomas Medical Partners (STMP) held a grand opening celebration at its new, full-service Antioch Care Center, located at 3745 Murfreesboro Pike. The new facility offers primary care, walk-in care, cardiology, lab and imaging services, and outpatient rehabilitation. Appointments can be made online at SaintThomasDoctors.com/Antioch. “We are excited to expand healthcare access and bring care…
MTSU launches Mental Health First Aid certification project on campus
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, some members of the MTSU community are taking advantage of a recently launched opportunity to improve their own literacy of mental health topics. MTSU’s Center for Health and Human Services launched the Mental Health First Aid project on campus earlier this spring. Thus far the effort…
Mitch Edgeworth joins HCA Healthcare Tristar Division as Chief Administrative Officer South
Mitch Edgeworth has been appointed Chief Administrative Officer South at HCA Healthcare TriStar Division. In this newly created role, Edgeworth will have oversight of the Chattanooga and Northwest Georgia markets and will work with leadership to expand the service footprint utilizing an integrated approach to network access, regional outreach, hospital operations and strategic planning. “Mitch’s…