Longtime Antioch resident Geraldean Smith celebrated her 66th birthday on September 30th. Her most memorable present? A kidney donated by her son, 42-year-old Howard Smith Jr. Taking a break from his successful career in IT recruiting in Pittsburgh, Howard returned to Middle Tennessee this May to help his mom Geraldean and dad Howard Sr. as…
The sweet tradition that began in 2019 has returned for Halloween 2020! Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown NICU RNs Kim Meek and Olivia Horne have practiced magic once again to hand-make the cutest, funniest, and tiniest Halloween outfits you’ve ever seen for our current NICU babies. These fun-sized costumes are a creative way for RNs…
As we continue to fight COVID-19 getting a flu vaccine this fall is more important than ever. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September and October are good times to be vaccinated, and experts at CareNow are encouraging Americans to get the flu vaccine early. “An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the…
Prevention Coalition for Success is holding a drug take back event at Saint Thomas Rutherford on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. “Prevention Coalition for Success is excited to partner with Saint Thomas Rutherford to offer a drug take back event for Rutherford County. Through this event, we hope to raise…
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….
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…
Nurses prevented a catastrophe by extinguishing a fire at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital’s Emergency Department. Medical oxygen was allegedly set on fire by a patient, causing damage to one room and medical equipment on Sunday, Oct. 11. No one suffered injuries, said Battalion Chief Jamie Bigelow of Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department (MFRD). “Damage was contained…
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…
Mayor Bill Ketron, Chamber of Commerce President Paul Latture, Ascension Medical Group President Yvette Doran, and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford President and CEO Gordon Ferguson were among the Rutherford County leaders who spoke at yesterday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newest Rutherford County MedPoint Health Center at 2723 New Salem Highway in Murfreesboro. Through a new…
Did you know that more than half a million US babies are admitted to neonatal intensive care units in any given year, according to the National Perinatal Association? In honor of NICU Awareness Month, Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and Rutherford hospitals are seeking notes of encouragement from Ascension Saint Thomas NICU graduates and their parents….