Ascension Saint Thomas offered Middle Tennesseans free medical, dental, and vision care on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Rutherford County’s Central Magnet School. 370 community members were served at this month’s Medical Mission at Home. Attendees received care between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Free pharmacy services, dental services, mammograms,…
Ascension Saint Thomas invites Middle Tennesseans to our Medical Mission at Home on Saturday, April 13. Participants will receive free medical, dental, and vision care on a first-come, first-served basis from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Mission at Home is a partnership with more than 20 community organizations to provide…
Saint Thomas Rutherford hosted a topping out ceremony to celebrate construction of the highest point of its vertical expansion at their Medical Center Parkway campus. The celebration included representatives of the hospital board, Foundation board and management team. The beam that marks the highest point of Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital was placed on February 26,…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has been awarded a $985,000 grant from The Christy Houston Foundation, Inc. which will be used in a facility expansion to house a new 256 slice CT unit at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. The Christy Houston Foundation presented the grant to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in late 2018 and expansion of…
Ascension Saint Thomas Health is excited to announce Robin Tranas as Director of Surgical and Invasive Services for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Tranas joins Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital following her role at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she was the Perioperative Orthopedic Services RN Manager. Tranas’ official start date is January 28, 2019. “We are…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital has been honored as one of four hospitals in Tennessee to receive the 2018 Tennessee BEST for Babies Award, presented by Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). The BEST for Babies Award recognizes Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital’s measured success in three areas critical to the health of newborns in Tennessee: breastfeeding initiation,…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is excited to announce the addition of the StealthStation™ S8, a surgical navigation system including an O-arm designed to help surgeons perform accurate procedures in the operating room. The system offers the most advanced version of Stealth™ technology – a combination of medical-grade hardware, software and specialized instruments – for neurosurgery…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital presented their 2018 Annual Physician award ceremony which recognized the outstanding accomplishments of clinical leadership. Dr. James Carter, the late Dr. Chester Falterman and Dr. William (Alex) Hollis were all honored as 2018 award recipients. Dr. James Carter was honored as the recipient of this year’s Physician of the Year Award,…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital invited us in to see their Christmas babies for this year. Every year Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital dresses up the newborn babies in stockings and Santa hats. This year they mixed it up a bit with onesies that say “Best Gift Ever” with red baby beanies and red Santa hats. Can…
Saint Thomas Health is excited to announce the addition of NICView cameras to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital this week. NICView cameras are a 24/7 webcam streaming service added to the NICU, allowing patients and their families to view their infant through a secure, online portal. “We are incredibly excited to add video streaming to our…