Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce that H. Laws McCullough III, co-owner of Murfreesboro-based healthcare software company Provident Solutions, has joined the hospital’s board of directors. Mr. McCullough is a 7th-generation resident of Rutherford County and a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He is well known in the community as “Brother.” In…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to announce Brittney Urso as Hospital Administrator for the new Westlawn Neighborhood Hospital that will serve Murfreesboro’s Blackman community. Brittney’s proven track record in healthcare includes her most recent role as Interdisciplinary Director of the Clinical Decision and Medical/Surgical Units at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford. She has been with…
Ascension Saint Thomas today announced that Fahad Tahir, the system’s chief strategy officer and former president and CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and West campuses, will replace Tim Adams as president and CEO of the health system. Tahir’s tenure is effective immediately as Adams assumes a new role as Regional Operating Officer and…
Ascension Saint Thomas today recognized the inaugural class of Ascension Saint Thomas Work-Based Learning, a new year-long program designed to prepare students from Metro Nashville Public Schools and Rutherford County Schools for diverse careers in healthcare. 20 high school seniors from Cane Ridge High School, John Overton High School, Maplewood High School, Pearl-Cohn High School,…
Shortly after the clock struck midnight, Middle Tennessee’s newest (and cutest) residents greeted the world. The Tennessee Titans joined Ascension Saint Thomas in celebrating the first babies of 2023 by presenting each family with a custom gift basket filled with onesies, pacifiers, burp cloths and more! Baby girl Colvin was born at 12:12 AM at…
The night staff in the critical care unit at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford received a sweet delivery just in time for Christmas! Yesterday, Penny Jacobs of Lascassas dropped off dozens of loaves of the homemade banana nut bread recipe she’s been perfecting for decades. Penny wanted to do something special for the ICU staff to…
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is pleased to recognize its 2022 honorees for outstanding accomplishments in clinical leadership. Dr. David Beaird has been named Physician of the Year; Dr. Rick Michaelson received the Clinical Excellence Award; and Dr. Matt Perkins was honored with the Dr. Olin Williams Distinguished Service Award. Physician of the Year honoree Dr….
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford today announced construction of a multi-story, multi-specialty medical office building that will house a new cancer center in partnership with Tennessee Oncology on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford campus. The $60 million dollar project is set to begin in 2023. The patient journey has been carefully designed with input from patients,…
Earlier this month, over 50 Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford associates gathered together with GreenHouse Ministries, a local non-profit organization, to provide Thanksgiving meals to those in need. Since 1999, Greenhouse Ministries has connected locals in need with life-changing resources including clothes, furniture, peer counseling, educational opportunities, and much more. More than 600 turkeys, along with…
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation will host a ribbon-cutting and blessing ceremony on November 22 at 11 AM to celebrate the completion of the hospital’s 8th floor Dr. George Smith West Wing and Anne and Jeff Davis Waiting Room. Named for one of Murfreesboro’s first and longest-serving African-American physicians,…