Ascension Saint Thomas Explained

Ascension Saint Thomas
Type:	Subsidiary
Foundation:	1898
Location City:	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Location Country:	United States
Area Served:	Middle Tennessee, South Central Kentucky
Key People:	Fahad Tahir (President & CEO)
Industry:	Health Care
Parent:	Ascension

Ascension Saint Thomas is a faith-based, non-profit health system in Middle Tennessee, with a 125-year history in the area.

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.^[1]

Hospital locations

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

Hospital	City	County	data-sort-type="number"	Staffed beds^[2]	Notes
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West	Nashville	Davidson	643	Formerly known as Saint Thomas Hospital
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown	Nashville	Davidson	396	Formerly known as Baptist Hospital^[3]
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.^[4]

Specialist diagnosis and treat:

• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Heart attack
• Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)
• Heart rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AFib), flutter and ventricular tachycardia
• Heart valve and structural heart disease
• High blood pressure and high cholesterol

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:

• Back pain
• Broken vertebra
• Cervical disk disease
• Herniated disk
• Infection
• Neck pain
• Sciatica (nerve pain in your lower back and down your leg)
• Scoliosis (curved spine) and other spinal deformities
• Spine infection
• Spinal fractures
• Spinal instability (spondylolisthesis)
• Spinal stenosis or narrowing of the spinal canal
• Spinal tumor
• Spondylosis (age related degeneration of the spine)

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.^[5]

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

• Partial knee replacement.
• Total knee replacement.
• Revision surgery for hip replacement.
• Total hip replacement.
• Shoulder replacement.

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:

• Pelvic health and urogynecological conditions in women, including urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders.
• OB-GYN care including screenings
• Maternity care
• Heart care for women
• Cancer care focused on women including gynecologic cancers, including robotic and laparoscopic surgery, lymphatic mapping, novel chemotherapy treatment options, and clinical research trials.

Cancer program

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

• Brain and spine cancer
• Breast cancer
• Blood cancers and blood disorders
• Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including colon, liver and pancreas
• Gynecologic cancers, including ovarian and cervical
• Head and neck cancers, including mouth, sinuses, nose, throat and thyroid
• Lung and esophageal cancer, and other thoracic cancers, mesothelioma, and tracheal cancer
• Prostate and male genital cancer, including kidney and bladder cancer
• Skin cancer, including basal cell, melanoma and squamous cell
• Urologic cancers, including bladder, kidney and urethral cancers

External links

• Saint Thomas Health
• Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West
• Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown
• Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
• Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn
• Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman
• Ascension Saint Thomas River Park
• Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb
• Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River
• Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands
• Ascension Saint Thomas Three Rivers
• Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery
• Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital
• Ascension Saint Thomas Rehabilitation Hospital
• Highpoint Health - Sumner Station
• Highpoint Health - Riverview
• Highpoint Health - Trousdale

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ascension Saint Thomas announces new president and CEO . . January 2023.
2. http://www.ahd.com/states/hospital_TN.html American Hospital Directory for Tennessee
3. Web site: Humpday Throwback: Baptist Hospital in Nashville . Main Street Nashville . 19 September 2022.
4. Web site: Leading the way in heart care for Tennessee . 2024-03-26 . healthcare.ascension.org . en.
5. https://healthcare.ascension.org/specialty-care/orthopedics/why-ascension/tnnas-nashville-tn-joint-spine