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RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - In a year marked by continued growth in Rutherford County, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital continues to make advances to better serve the ever-changing landscape. Originally established as Middle Tennessee Medical Center in 1927, the hospital has witnessed remarkable changes. Those changes started upon first opening the doors to a modest population of 32,000 residents 96-years ago, to over 360,000 residents today. The hospital's transformative journ . ....
MURFREESBORO, TN - Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter has now been open at their new and additional location for 2-weeks, after expanding to provide patients with more convenient access to high quality, affordable healthcare. As heard in previous stories late last month, MMC opened their new 75,000 square foot facility on Shores Road near Veterans Parkway and Interstate 840 at the end of October (See video below - Pictures above this article are from the grand openin . ....
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - The COVID Pandemic wreaked havoc on our healthcare system in multiple ways, from increasing debt to overworking healthcare professionals. Congressman Scott DesJarlais, who represents Rutherford County stated. The National Library of Medicine released an article in 2021 entitled, "The impact of COVID-19 on health and health systems." In the essay, Dr. Abraham Haileamlak wrote, "It posed challenge on health human resource management, facility utilization and . ....
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - More and more medical offices are opening in the area known as Westlawn, which is along Veterans Parkway near I-840 in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter will be opening MMC Westlawn at the end of this month. The new healthcare offices will include 75,000 square feet of services, which will mark MMC’s eighth location. In addition to primary care physicians in their new Internal/Family Medicine and Pediatrics Departments, the Westlawn loca . ....
MURFREESBORO, TN - The Certificate of Need to allow Vanderbilt University Medical Center to build and open a 48-bed hospital in Murfreesboro has been denied. In April of 2020, the Nashville based medical provider announced plans for a new Rutherford County regional hospital to be built on property that was purchased by Vanderbilt near the intersection of I-840 and Veterans Parkway. The new facility was part of a multi-year regional growth plan under the Vanderbilt Health System. Public notice w . ....