73-year-old Allen Kennedy has hand-crafted dozens of personalized wooden plaques for Ascension Saint Thomas caregivers. Though each plaque takes the Kentucky widower hours of time with his scroll saw, a tool designed for the creation of intricate wood-working patterns, Allen sees this time commitment as a uniquely meaningful way to honor his wife’s memory. Allen…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is offering patients Hospital Care at Home, an emerging healthcare option that brings all the essential elements of inpatient care to the comfort and convenience of patients’ homes. Ascension Saint Thomas, in partnership with Nashville-based Contessa, was the first health system in Tennessee to introduce home-based hospital care at Ascension Saint…
Ascension Saint Thomas recently announced plans for financial investments in clinical program development and a transformative campus development at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown. The first series of developments is now underway with the recent groundbreaking of the new Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital, in partnership with Kindred Healthcare, and the Ascension Saint Thomas Surgery &…
On Saturday, September 19th, the Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation’s 9th-annual “Wine Around the Square” is going virtual for the first time in event history. The celebration will be livestreamed between 5:30- 7 p.m. from downtown Murfreesboro and will include a keynote speaker, live music, interactive demonstrations, and appearances from many beloved community members. Proceeds of…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce the launch of Rutherford County’s first rotational atherectomy program. Implemented by Dr. Hady Lichaa of Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, the new program enables more Rutherford County patients with narrowed heart arteries to be treated close to home rather than being transferred to Davidson County. In this interventional…
Trinette Lewis is a New York City nurse who pursued the profession because she loved studying anatomy and physiology and wanted to apply that knowledge in a tangible way. She says that her appreciation for her career has evolved in recent months, explaining: “Once the pandemic began, I realized that nursing is more than a…
By Dr. Greg James, Chief Clinical Officer, Ascension Saint Thomas Thank you for reading this, as COVID-19 is a serious threat to you and your loved ones. This is not an exaggeration – it’s our shared reality, and it is imperative that we are aligned as partners in tandem to take this seriously as we…
Through a long-standing clinical partnership with United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance (TOA), Ascension Saint Thomas will continue its investment in patient care in Rutherford County by developing a joint-venture Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Murfreesboro’s Westlawn community. Certificate of Need approval for the project was granted unanimously on June 24, 2020,…
56-year-old Robert Marcom bikes 20 to 30 miles on a typical weekday morning. On weekends, 70-mile rides are pretty normal accomplishments for Robert. The lifelong Manchester, Tennessee, resident is modest when he talks about his hobby. Still, Robert’s story is far from ordinary. For starters, he’s biking on a borrowed heart. In spring 2016, Robert…
Ascension Saint Thomas has announced an overall campus masterplan to enhance clinical program development and access to care at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown. Since 2017, Ascension Saint Thomas has researched, planned and developed a 10-year Master Facility Plan to make necessary improvements to Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown’s large, urban campus. Ascension Saint Thomas identified a…