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…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is excited to welcome Dr. Richard Rogers to the executive leadership team as the interim Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Rogers, a retired orthopaedic surgeon, has a long history of medical practice in Rutherford County, as he first became an active medical staff member at Rutherford Hospital in 1983. “We are thrilled…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is excited to launch construction on the vertical expansion project, adding three additional floors and 72 beds to the west patient tower of the hospital. In total, the expansion project will include an additional 60,000 square feet. “We are thrilled to begin construction on the vertical expansion at Saint Thomas Rutherford…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is excited to officially launch construction on the expansion project to add three additional floors to the west patient tower of the hospital. As the Rutherford County community continues to grow, the hospital is expanding to meet the healthcare needs of the growing population. The expansion project is in partnership with…
The State of Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA) recently approved Saint Thomas Health’s Certificate of Need application to develop a freestanding 76 bed behavioral health hospital at Metro Center through a joint venture partnership with Acadia Healthcare. Additionally, the HSDA approved the relocation of an ambulatory surgery center in Hendersonville that is a…