Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital welcomes Dr. Steven Filardo, M.D., a cardiologist specializing in interventional cardiology, to the Saint Thomas Heart team. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. Dr. Filardo’s specialty procedures include cardiac cathertization and stent implantation. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Filardo to the…
Today Saint Thomas Health leadership joined the American Heart Association at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital to ‘Go Red for Women’ on National Wear Red Day. Babies born at Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital were outfitted in red hats on February 2 in support of National Wear Red Day. “One of our main priorities at Saint Thomas…
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital is proud to accept a $6 million donation from the Christy-Houston Foundation to be used for hospital expansions currently underway. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. Leadership from Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and the Christy-Houston Foundation board announced the gift at The…
Congratulations to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital for their ribbon cutting on Wednesday, May 31 at 4pm for their new Ascension Labor & Delivery Expansion. The Ascension Labor & Delivery Expansion is located at 1700 Medical Center Parkway, Nashville, TN 37129 (As you enter the main entrance of the hospital go down the hallway beside the gift shop to the McDonald Conference…
Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville, Tennessee has begun a complete renovation of the hospital’s Emergency Department. The construction, which began this week, is scheduled to be completed within 30 days, and will not affect the continuous operation of emergency services at the hospital. “The purpose of the renovation is to upgrade and modernize the…
Saint Thomas West Hospital and Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital have received from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) the highest possible ratings—three-star ratings—for overall quality regarding two heart procedures: isolated coronary artery bypass surgery or graft (CABG) and isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR). The ratings time period for CABG was July 2015 through June 2016…
With its rich history as one of the long-established physicians’ groups in Middle Tennessee, Nashville Medical Group (NMG) signed a partnership agreement to become fully integrated with Saint Thomas Medical Partners (STMP). NMG includes more than 30 multi-specialty physicians in the group located throughout Middle Tennessee. Saint Thomas Health is a part of Ascension, the…
Bailey Pratt, CPA, has been named Chief Financial Officer, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, effective March 26, 2017. Pratt joined Saint Thomas Health in 2011, and is currently CFO for Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system. “We are very pleased to have Bailey…
Tracy Biles joins the leadership team of Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital and Saint Thomas Regional Hospitals which includes Saint Thomas Highlands, Saint Thomas DeKalb, Saint Thomas Stones River and Saint Thomas River Park. Biles will serve as Vice President of Mission Integration effective March 6, 2017. Biles will be responsible for leading and promoting all…
When most think of heart failure, an image of a man over the age of 65 usually comes to mind. Both can be wrong. There’s a unique type of heart failure which affects only women under the age of 45 around the time of pregnancy or shortly after delivery. It’s called peripartum cardiomyopathy. It happened…