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…
Dr. Amber Edwards grew up in a small North Carolina town where few people go to college and about 40 percent of residents live below the poverty line. From a young age, she was determined to make great grades in school and accomplish something that would make a difference. While she briefly considered becoming an…
Saint Thomas Medical Partners (STMP) is honored to accept a $10,000 grant from National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF). This award will fund biopsies and diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds for low-income Middle Tennessee women. A more exhaustive type of breast exam than a traditional screening mammogram, diagnostic mammograms and ultrasounds provide detailed insight into breast…
Ascension Saint Thomas is pleased to provide 480 free Panasonic Long-Range Baby Monitors to low-income Middle Tennessee families, courtesy of a product donation by Panasonic Corporation of North America. Some video monitors were distributed this week to expectant parents at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital and Saint Thomas Medical Partners’ Holy Family Health Center in Nashville,…
Here’s a quick look and update on the outside construction progress of the new addition onto the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Next video update will include the inside!