Saint Thomas West Hospital, a member of Ascension Saint Thomas and Nephrology Associates, Middle Tennessee’s largest provider of renal care, are pleased to announce an exclusive partnership expanding kidney transplant care. The National Kidney Foundation reports that chronic kidney disease affects more than 1 in 7 adults — more than 37 million people nationwide —…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is pleased to announce Scott Furniss, MBA, CPA, as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective January 13, 2020. Scott joins Saint Thomas Rutherford with more than a decade of executive leadership experience at fellow Ascension hospitals. He most recently held a dual role as CFO of Saint Agnes Healthcare and Hospital…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is pleased to introduce industry veteran Teresa Collins, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, as its new Chief Nursing Officer, effective February 3, 2020. Teresa’s 28-year healthcare career includes adult and pediatric critical care, emergency services, acute and post-acute clinical care quality oversight, and extensive executive leadership experience. She most recently served as Chief…
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…
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…
Neurosurgeons at TriStar Centennial Medical Center are the first in Tennessee to use fluorescence-guided surgery on high-grade glioma patients. Gleolan™ is an oral solution patients drink before surgery that “lights up” under blue light filters on a surgical microscope allowing surgeons to see and remove more of the tumor in some cases. A glioma is…
TriStar Centennial Heart and Vascular Center is pleased to welcome James Gentry, M.D. to Centennial Heart. Dr. Gentry specializes in structural and valvular heart disease including sports cardiology. He has also completed training in advanced echocardiography including structural peri-procedural imaging, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI. Dr. Gentry received his medical degree from the…
Here’s a quick look and update on the outside construction progress of the new addition onto the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Next video update will include the inside!
TriStar Health will open its fifteenth CareNow® Urgent Care location on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to serve patients in the North Gulch area of downtown Nashville, Tenn. The 3,000 sq. ft. clinic will be located at 1020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and feature six exam rooms. CareNow® Urgent Care clinics provide a wide range…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is the first hospital in Rutherford County to offer robotic-arm assisted total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements with the use of Stryker’s Mako System. Through a CT scan of the diseased joint, the system creates a 3D modeling of the patient’s bone anatomy. This allows surgeons to create a…