It was a day of celebration and love for Kara Forge, who was 33 weeks pregnant. Kara’s family gathered together to throw her a shower for her soon-to-be son. Little did they know, he would be arriving just hours later. That evening, she was getting ready for bed and noticed she was bleeding. Kara is…
September is Sepsis Awareness Month and TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center would like to recognize Shannon Bailey-Bell, RN, BS, CSPC, our sepsis coordinator for her expert clinical experience in caring for sepsis patients and developing and implementing sepsis protocols to promote awareness and early intervention. Shannon encourages everyone to take the time to understand sepsis. Any…
Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter welcomes Suresh Chitturi, M.D. and Michael Yu, M.D. to its Neurology department. Drs. Chitturi and Yu have practiced in the Smyrna area for more than 8 years as part of Middle Tennessee Neurology and Sleep Medicine. The board- certified Neurologists will join MMC Neurologist, Blake Kellum, M.D. and nurse practitioners…
It’s Recovery Month – an annual observance that raises awareness of mental and substance use disorders and the effective treatment and recovery services that are available. Millions of Americans experience mental and substance use disorders each year. TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is honored to highlight and recognize Dr. Juris Shibayama for his vision and passion…
This summer, a Middle Tennessee couple Russ and Allison Burns provided a generous gift to the community in honor of Russ’s late parents, James and Allison Burns. “I wanted to give back to the community that raised me,” said Russ. This $100,000 gift through the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation will support the mission of…
Everyone meet Dr. Ryan T. Jones, MD, MBA, Radiation Oncologist for the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center. This guy is a pretty big deal and he’s right here with us in Rutherford County. Thank you Dr. Jones and TriStar for taking care of our community!
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce that Kristin Demos, longtime Vice President of Brand and Retail for Demos Brands, has joined the hospital’s board of directors. The Middle Tennessee State University graduate is a past president of the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation Board and has a rich history of giving back to…
The late Dr. George Smith made history as one of Murfreesboro’s first prominent African-American physicians. Now his legacy has inspired an anonymous donor to invest locally in the education of doctors-in-training. With a $100,000 gift, the donor has established the Dr. George W. Smith Family Medicine Residency Memorial Endowment through the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center has been named to the Fortune/Merative® 100 Top Hospitals list. With this honor, TriStar StoneCrest is ranked as one of the top-performing medium community hospitals in the United States. The annual list was recently published by Fortune. Merative, a data, analytics and technology partner for the health industry, has identified the…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is the first hospital in Rutherford County to offer Aquablation, a new, robotic therapy for the treatment of an enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The advanced, minimally invasive technique provides long-lasting symptom improvement without compromising sexual function. “This innovative procedure is changing the way we treat enlarged prostates,” said…