Dr. Randall Rickard and Dr. Susan Andrews, partners in life and profession, started their own family practice, Family Practice Partners, in 1981 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. They have been affiliated with Ascension Saint Thomas and the Rutherford community for 40 years. Gordon Ferguson, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford president and CEO, stopped by their practice earlier this…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford officials announced today plans for an additional $110 million facility development of the hospital campus starting in 2021, with completion in 2024. The project will bring the hospital’s bed count from 358 to 416. The expansion project will include: An addition of 16 Critical Care Unit beds on the second floor…
The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation is pleased to announce that Jimmy Wheeler, Jeff Younginer and Sydney Boerner will join the Foundation as board members. “We are excited to welcome Jimmy, Jeff and Sydney as members of the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation,” said Gordon Ferguson, President and CEO, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford. “All three…
Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization across Middle Tennessee, Ascension Saint Thomas will begin postponing all non-urgent elective procedures and operations effective immediately. They will be reallocating all available staffing resources to create additional capacity to care for the growing number of severely ill COVID patients. The vast majority of their…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford held a blessing ceremony earlier this month to celebrate the opening of its new Perioperative Medicine Clinic on the first floor of the hospital. The clinic will offer general medical clearances for scheduled surgical orthopedic and spine patients, in addition to post-intervention medical care for those patients. “We are pleased to…
Sometimes things happen that are beyond your control, and you have to make the best of the situation. Patrick Regg, a patient at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, found himself in such a situation. He was in the hospital, and he was not going to be home to celebrate his son’s first birthday. During his weeklong…
Leaders from Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce were among those in attendance at the August 4 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the highly anticipated New Salem Surgery Center. The ambulatory surgical center spans 13,000 square feet on 3 acres at the southwest corner of New Salem…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce that Brady Allen, M.D., and Deborah Roberts will join the hospital’s board of directors. Dr. Allen has been an important part of the Ascension Saint Thomas community for over a decade, specializing in emergency medicine. He was recognized as Physician of the Year for Ascension Saint Thomas…
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA) today granted Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford approval of its Certificate of Need (CON) application to add adult open heart surgery to its well-established cardiac program. The application was heavily supported by the local community as well as by civic and business organizations, including physician groups, MTSU, BlueCross…
An innovative pet therapy program launched last week at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford with Magnolia Grace, a sweet three-year-old poodle nicknamed Maggie. After completing a year-long training program to prepare her for community service, Maggie was welcomed to Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford at a blessing ceremony led by hospital chaplain Keith Travis. Maggie and her…