Happy New Year, happy birthday, and welcome to the world, Amoura Rose Handy! Murfreesboro’s first baby of 2020 was born today at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital at 6:07 AM. At 19 1/4 inches long and 7 pounds, 5 ounces, Amoura is already rocking a hairbow. The nursing staff celebrated Amoura with a gift basket fit…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is pleased to recognize its 2019 honorees for outstanding accomplishments in clinical leadership. Dr. Dan Evans has been named Physician of the Year, Dr. Steven Thomas is the recipient of this year’s Clinical Excellence Award, and Dr. Warren McPherson is the recipient of the Olin Williams Distinguished Service Award for lifetime…
Dr. Paul McMullan of Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital just became the first physician in Tennessee and in Ascension nationally to place an R2P MISAGO® RX Self-expanding Peripheral Stent, a newly launched product by Terumo Interventional Systems. The outpatient procedure was a success and the patient was discharged less than 2 hours post-surgery. Peripheral artery disease…
Breast milk packs a powerful punch – it aids in infant digestion, provides vital nutrients and hormones, and even helps babies fight infection. Despite the abundance of health benefits that breast-feeding offers both moms and babies, it’s an unfortunate truth that some mothers and children cannot successfully breastfeed. Milk depots have grown popular world-wide because…
Santa took his sleigh for a spin last week on a special quest to visit the NICU babies at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital. After a thorough chat with the Nashville-based elves (sometimes known as nurses) who invited him, Santa was pleased to learn that ALL of the NICU babies made the “nice” list. He toured…
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, the state’s leader in serving women and newborns, is announcing a series of investments in the development of the Saint Thomas Hospital for Women at Midtown. The ‘hospital within a hospital’ is a destination specialty hospital designed by patients, families, physicians and advanced practitioners to create an enhanced experience. Every aspect…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is pleased to announce that its stroke program has been recertified by The Joint Commission, the healthcare industry’s most prestigious accrediting and standards-setting entity. Since first securing the designation of “Advanced Primary Stroke Center” in 2007, Saint Thomas Rutherford has maintained this status by meeting the requirements of biennial on-site surveys…
Halloween spirit has descended upon the halls of Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, where this week’s NICU babies have been gifted costumes hand-crafted by the nurses caring for them around the clock. The brainchild of Midtown nurse Kim Meeks, whose daughter is a NICU graduate, this new tradition provides hospital staff with a special way to…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital concludes a national search for a new Chief Medical Officer with the addition of Dr. Julian Yang, MD, MBA. Dr. Yang joins Saint Thomas Rutherford as CMO after acquiring extensive experience at Duke University Health System, where he served as Medical Director for Neurosciences and Vice Chair for Contracts and Strategy…