Brian D. Hercules, Town Manager, has been appointed to serve on the TriStar StoneCrest Hospital Board of Trustees. “The Town of Smyrna has always been a supporter of this hospital, advocating for our growth as we work to continue to meet the needs of our community,” explained TriStar StoneCrest CEO Lou Caputo. “As a representative…
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…
Area TriStar Health hospitals will partner with local law enforcement to host “Crush the Crisis” opioid take back day. The community is invited to safely and anonymously dispose of unused or expired prescription medications at participating TriStar Health hospitals. The opioid crisis has been declared a public health emergency. Every day, more than 130 people…
TriStar Health will open its fifteenth CareNow® Urgent Care location on Tuesday, Aug. 6 to serve patients in the North Gulch area of downtown Nashville, Tenn. The 3,000 sq. ft. clinic will be located at 1020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and feature six exam rooms. CareNow® Urgent Care clinics provide a wide range…
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center is the first hospital in Rutherford County to offer robotic-arm assisted total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements with the use of Stryker’s Mako System. Through a CT scan of the diseased joint, the system creates a 3D modeling of the patient’s bone anatomy. This allows surgeons to create a…
TriStar Centennial Medical Center is pleased to welcome Tom Jackson as the hospital’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Tom comes to TriStar Centennial from HCA Healthcare’s Parkridge Health System in Chattanooga where he served as market CFO for six years. Tom will oversee financial operations for the 741-bed hospital. Tom has nearly 20 years of…
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center is pleased to announce the expansion of the hospital’s surgical services program with the addition of bariatric weight-loss surgery. Choosing weight loss surgery is a life-changing commitment and TriStar Southern Hills is proud to offer patients the latest in minimally invasive techniques that have been proven to reduce a patient’s…
