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 Nashville’s first and longest-serving African-American physicians,…
The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation is thrilled to announce they raised $263,253 at their 11th annual Wine Around the Square event. This annual event took place on Saturday, October 22, in the historic Downtown Square in Nashville to honor Drs. Mary and Max Moss and to raise funds for the Power of Pink, Rutherford…
Job seekers are encouraged to explore opportunities with Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn hospital, Tennessee’s first neighborhood hospital scheduled to open its doors early 2023. This neighborhood hospital will include eight private inpatient medical beds, an emergency department with eight treatment rooms, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services and a second story dedicated to medical offices….
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation are celebrating their newly named neonatal intensive care unit after generous donors Lee and Susan Moss. Lee and Susan have been supporters of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, originally Middle Tennessee Medical Center, when Lee began his service on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Board…
As NICU Awareness month comes to a close, former Ascension Saint Thomas Rutheford patient Averi Bates and her husband, Samuel Bates, returned to the hospital on Thursday, September 29th, to show gratitude to their personal healthcare heroes. At the start of Averi’s pregnancy, she was considered high risk. “In 2019, while working as a cardiology…
The Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Foundation is pleased to introduce the 2022 – 2023 class of The Commonwealth Society, a forum for Rutherford County business professionals to receive a “behind the scenes” look at the inner workings of the county’s largest hospital while exploring healthcare issues of national and local importance. As in years’ past,…
It was a day of celebration and love for Kara Forge, who was 33 weeks pregnant. Kara’s family gathered together to throw her a shower for her soon-to-be son. Little did they know, he would be arriving just hours later. That evening, she was getting ready for bed and noticed she was bleeding. Kara is…