TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center has recently achieved accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Hernia Surgery. Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) has recognized TriStar StoneCrest for providing the highest quality of care. This accreditation distinguishes TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center from many other surgical facilities by providing the highest quality of care to patients as determined by…

The surgical team at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, under the direction of general surgeon, Joshua Taylor, MD, FACS, with The Surgical Clinic, was the first in Tennessee to remove thyroid glands using an approach that leaves no visible scar. Rather than performing the surgery through an incision in the neck, which leaves a visible scar,…

A health insurance coverage hotline has been established by TriStar Health and HCA Healthcare, to assist those whose insurance coverage has been impacted by a life-changing event, such as job loss or reduced income, as a result of the economic impact caused by COVID-19. “The COVID-19 crisis has challenged our communities in many ways, and…

Neurosurgeons at TriStar Centennial Medical Center are the first in Tennessee to use fluorescence-guided surgery on high-grade glioma patients. Gleolan™ is an oral solution patients drink before surgery that “lights up” under blue light filters on a surgical microscope allowing surgeons to see and remove more of the tumor in some cases. A glioma is…

TriStar Centennial Heart and Vascular Center is pleased to welcome James Gentry, M.D. to Centennial Heart. Dr. Gentry specializes in structural and valvular heart disease including sports cardiology. He has also completed training in advanced echocardiography including structural peri-procedural imaging, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI. Dr. Gentry received his medical degree from the…