Saint Thomas Health

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Ascension Saint Thomas
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry Health Care
Founded1898
Headquarters,
Area served
Middle Tennessee, South Central Kentucky
Key people
Fahad Tahir (President & CEO)
Parent Ascension
Website healthcare.ascension.org

Ascension Saint Thomas (AST) is a leading health care system with a 125-year history, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee.

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Today, the health system offers a comprehensive system of care, with more than 250 sites of care that cover a 45-county area in Tennessee consisting of 16 hospitals and a network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and specialty facilities. Across the state, Ascension Saint Thomas and its partner organizations employ more than 12,000 associates.

Ascension Saint Thomas is part of Ascension, one of the nation’s largest faith-based healthcare organizations. Ascension includes approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving communities in 19 states and the District of Columbia.

The Ascension Saint Thomas President and CEO is Fahad Tahir.

Hospital locations

The following is a list of Ascention Saint Thomas Health hospitals, all in Tennessee:

HospitalCityCountyStaffed beds [1] Notes
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West Nashville Davidson 643Formerly known as Saint Thomas Hospital
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown Nashville Davidson 396Formerly known as Baptist Hospital [2]
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro Rutherford 354
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn Murfreesboro Rutherford Satellite location of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville Hickman
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville Warren 82
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville DeKalb 18
Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River Woodbury Cannon 43
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta White 26
Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers Waverly Humphreys
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville Davidson 23
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital Nashville Davidson Joint venture partnership between Ascension Saint Thomas and Acadia Healthcare
Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital Nashville Davidson Joint venture partnership between Ascension Saint Thomas and Kindred Healthcare
Highpoint Health - Sumner Station Gallatin Sumner Joint venture partnership between Ascension Saint Thomas and LifePoint Health
Highpoint Health - Riverview Carthage Smith Joint venture partnership between Ascension Saint Thomas and LifePoint Health
Highpoint Health - Trousdale Hartsville Trousdale Joint venture partnership between Ascension Saint Thomas and LifePoint Health

Specialties

Ascension Saint Thomas Heart

Ascension Saint Thomas Heart is a collaborative effort among the Ascension Saint Thomas family, providing complete cardiac services from more than 45 locations. [3]

Specialist diagnosis and treat:

Back and Spine Care

The Ascension Saint Thomas Back and Spine Care Center contains comprehensive brain, back, nervous system and spine centers. Specialists can diagnosis and treat:

Orthopedics

Ascension Saint Thomas provides a number of orthopedic services through its family of hospitals. The Ascension Saint Thomas joint replacement program is Joint Commission certified for total joint replacement (hip and knee) at these locations: Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West. [4]

Orthopedic surgeons specialize in joint replacement surgery and minimally invasive procedures, such as:

Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Program

The Ascension Saint Thomas Health Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Program provides a variety of weight loss procedures.

Transplant

Ascension Saint Thomas offers kidney and heart transplant.

Women's health

Ascension Saint Thomas' hospitals partner together to provide women's health services that range from gynecology and breast health to pelvic health and birthing services.

Specialist provide treatment and services for:

Cancer program

Ascension Saint Thomas' Cancer Program provides treatment and prevention services for the following cancers:

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References

  1. American Hospital Directory for Tennessee Retrieved 12 May 2024
  2. "Humpday Throwback: Baptist Hospital in Nashville". Main Street Nashville. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. "Leading the way in heart care for Tennessee". healthcare.ascension.org. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. https://healthcare.ascension.org/specialty-care/orthopedics/why-ascension/tnnas-nashville-tn-joint-spine