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New Cancer Care Center Coming to Murfreesboro

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford today announced construction of a multi-story, multi-specialty medical office building that will house a new cancer center in partnership with Tennessee Oncology on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford campus. The $60 million dollar project is set to begin in 2023. The patient journey has been carefully designed with input from patients,…

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Associates Inspired by Greenhouse Ministries to Give Back this Thanksgiving

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Associates Inspired by Greenhouse Ministries to Give Back this Thanksgiving

Earlier this month, over 50 Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford associates gathered together with GreenHouse Ministries, a local non-profit organization, to provide Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Since 1999, Greenhouse Ministries has connected locals in need with life-changing resources including clothes, furniture, peer counseling, educational opportunities, and much more. More than 600 turkeys, along with…

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Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Celebrates 8th Floor Expansion

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation will host a ribbon-cutting and blessing ceremony on November 22 at 11 AM to celebrate the completion of the hospital’s 8th floor Dr. George Smith West Wing and Anne and Jeff Davis Waiting Room. Named for one of Murfreesboro’s first and longest-serving African-American physicians,…

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Welcomes Hammad Aziz, MD to Staff

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Welcomes Hammad Aziz, MD to Staff

TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is pleased to welcome Hammad Aziz, MD, interventional cardiologist, to Centennial Heart at StoneCrest. Dr. Aziz will treat patients with cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease, as well as perform procedures such as angioplasty and stenting. Dr. Aziz is accepting new patients at 300 StoneCrest Boulevard Suite 410, Smyrna, Tenn., 37167, 615-220-6144….

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TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Crush the Crisis-Opioid Take Back Day

Join TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10am – 2pm for Crush the Crisis-Opioid Take Back Day! They have partnered with Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office to support the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in the fight against opioid misuse. (Please take a moment to review the accepted/unaccepted items) Take action by…

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Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn Hosting Hiring Event

Job seekers are encouraged to explore opportunities with Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn hospital, Tennessee’s first neighborhood hospital scheduled to open its doors early 2023. This neighborhood hospital will include eight private inpatient medical beds, an emergency department with eight treatment rooms, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services and a second story dedicated to medical offices….

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Names NICU after Generous Donors Lee and Susan Moss

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Names NICU after Generous Donors Lee and Susan Moss

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation are celebrating their newly named neonatal intensive care unit after generous donors Lee and Susan Moss. Lee and Susan have been supporters of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, originally Middle Tennessee Medical Center, when Lee began his service on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Board…

Murfreesboro Couple Presented Award to Healthcare Heroes Who Saved Daughter’s Life

Murfreesboro Couple Presented Award to Healthcare Heroes Who Saved Daughter’s Life

As NICU Awareness month comes to a close, former Ascension Saint Thomas Rutheford patient Averi Bates and her husband, Samuel Bates, returned to the hospital on Thursday, September 29th, to show gratitude to their personal healthcare heroes. At the start of Averi’s pregnancy, she was considered high risk. “In 2019, while working as a cardiology…

2022 - 2023 Class of The Commonwealth Society

Rutherford County Business Professionals Chosen for Exclusive Look Inside County’s Largest Hospital

The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation is pleased to introduce the 2022 – 2023 class of The Commonwealth Society, a forum for Rutherford County business professionals to receive a “behind the scenes” look at the inner workings of the county’s largest hospital while exploring healthcare issues of national and local importance. As in years’ past,…

TriStar StoneCrest Provides Hope, Healing With Unique, Hospital-Based Alcoholics Anonymous Program

TriStar StoneCrest Provides Hope, Healing With Unique, Hospital-Based Alcoholics Anonymous Program

Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive and sometimes fatal disease. In the United States, there is one alcohol-related death every six minutes. Dr. Juris Shibayama, a spine surgeon at TriStar StoneCrest, knows first-hand how difficult it can be to find the strength and resources needed to defeat a substance use disorder. As a recovering alcoholic, Dr….