The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency approved an additional health care facility in neighboring Rutherford County. Vanderbilt University Medical Center's request to build a 42-bed hospital on Veterans Parkway near I-840 in Murfreesboro was granted approval. A similar application for a proposed Vanderbilt Rutherford Hospital was considered by the agency in…
UPDATED Reminder to Give Thanks This Thanksgiving - Click the above photo of former patient Mark Lively for more pictures - In the spirit of Thanksgiving, former Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford patient Mark Lively is having one of the best weeks to give thanks – and that is because of the help he received by hospital staff, doctors and nurses at the local medical facility.On Monday, November 22nd, Mr. Lively returned to the hospital. The difference upon his return is that he was abl .
(MURFREESBORO) Thanksgiving takes on new meaning this year for Murfreesboro's Mark Lively. Mark tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2021, just before vaccines became available for his age group. Despite being a healthy eater and regular gym-goer, Mark experienced a rapid decline. He would ultimately spend time on a ventilator, develop a hole in his right lung that required surgical repair, and even experience a small stroke during the 2 months he stayed at Ascension Saint Thomas Ru .
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Ascension Saint Thomas leadership and other notable Murfressboro community members were among those in attendance at Thursday’s ribbon cutting celebration for Ascension Saint Thomas first 3D mammography bus.The 44-foot coach is outfitted with an imaging test that creates a three-dimensional picture of the breast. Set to serve 26 counties in the Middle Tennessee area, this coach will contribute to early detection and a reduction in late-stage breast cancer a .