Ascension Saint Thomas is pleased to recognize Dr. Connie Graves, Director of Perinatal Services and Co-Director of Collaborative Perinatal Services for the health system, in advance of her May 17 presentation at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. Invitations to present at the Mayo Clinic are reserved for the highest-regarded members of the healthcare community. Based in…
Ascension Saint Thomas nurse, Stephen Vastola, was on his way to a relaxing Sunday lunch date with his wife and toddler when the family stopped at a Hermitage-area waste management facility to pitch some half-empty paint cans. Stephen spoke casually with an employee before turning to leave when the employee fell three-feet from the trailer…
Murfreesboro City Schools’ Nutrition Department will sponsor the free Summer Food Service Program at twenty eight locations from May 28-July 26, 2019. Designated school cafeterias, Patterson Park, McFadden Center, Discovery Center and Olive Branch Church will serve as summer feeding sites for breakfast and lunch. Additionally, four buses will distribute food to nearly twenty feeding…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has announced Julie Hudgens as its new Director of Pharmacy, made effective April 7. Since joining the hospital in 2010, Hudgens has served in various positions, including: Clinical Pharmacist, PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident Coordinator, Pharmacy Supervisor, and Market Operations Manager. An experienced lecturer, Hudgens taught for 3 years at Belmont University College…
Congratulations to TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center for their ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 2nd at 12pm. TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is located at 200 Stonecrest Blvd., Smyrna, TN 37167 and can be contacted at 615-768-2500. TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is celebrating the completion of their newly added and renovated Emergency Room as well as their…
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of the da Vinci Surgical System to the hospital’s surgical services program. The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System offers multiple benefits for patients, including less pain and reduced scarring, reduced blood loss, a shorter hospital stay and recovery time, and overall improved outcomes. As…
Planet Fitness, Inc., one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the Unites States and home of the Judgement Free Zone®, invites high school teenagers ages 15 to 18* to work out for free at its Nashville area clubs from May 15 through Sept. 1 as part of its nationwide…
Ascension Saint Thomas and Nashville Parent Magazine welcome expectant parents, their loved ones, and all interested Middle Tennesseans to the 18th-annual Baby Fair. This free, fun, and educational event will take place at Saint Thomas Midtown on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Co-produced by Ascension Saint Thomas and Nashville Parent Magazine,…
TriStar Centennial Medical Center is pleased to welcome Jacfranz Guiteau, M.D. as surgical director of the TriStar Centennial Organ Transplant Program. In this role, Dr. Guiteau oversees the transplantation and surgical management of patients seeking treatment for end-stage renal disease. Dr. Guiteau joins Ranjan Chanda, M.D., Kidney Transplant Medical Director, to lead the clinical and…
Ascension Saint Thomas offered Middle Tennesseans free medical, dental, and vision care on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Rutherford County’s Central Magnet School. 370 community members were served at this month’s Medical Mission at Home. Attendees received care between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Free pharmacy services, dental services, mammograms,…