STHS to open 15 outpatient clinics
Posted on February 23, 2010 at 7:18 amSaint Thomas Health Services Outpatient Rehabilitation is partnering with local nonprofit group BH1 to open 15 new Baptist Sports Medicine and Life Therapies clinics over the next 18 months. The clinics will be located throughout Tennessee, northern Alabama and southern Kentucky. Services include sports and orthopedic rehabilitation, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional services and athletic training among others.
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That’s a history lesson you don’t get every day
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 12:51 pmBaptist Hospital is unveiling an exhibit on the history of joint replacement tomorrow. The Nashville hospital, which was the first in the region to perform total hip replacement surgery 41 years ago, will unveil the exhibit and hold a celebration for its orthopedic surgeons and patients tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. in its Joint Replacement Center.
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Baptist goes high-def
Posted on January 15, 2010 at 7:55 amBaptist Hospital has purchased the da Vinci Si High Definition Surgical System, an advanced robotic system that helps surgeons perform more accurate, less invasive procedures. The system will be used for gynecological and prostate surgeries.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Centennial Medical Center installed the high-def system in October.
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BlueCross donates $75K for Rx access
Posted on January 14, 2010 at 8:23 amBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has donated $75,000 to the Dispensary of Hope. The donation will fund a new medication dispensing site in Chattanooga and four other Tennessee locations. The Dispensary, a nonprofit venture of Saint Thomas Health Services, provides access to prescription medications to the underinsured and uninsured.
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Knowing you’ll get hurt before it happens
Posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:31 amBaptist Sports Medicine is implementing a software program that helps identify and measure abnormal movement patterns associated with injuries. The program, Dartfish, will be implemented at several clinic locations.
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STHS’ interim CEO retiring from Florida post
Posted on December 4, 2009 at 12:37 pm
Saint Thomas Health Services’ interim CEO Patrick Madden is preparing for retirement. Madden, who also leads the Gulf Coast/North Florida division of STHS parent Ascension Health, became interim CEO at the hospital system in February after Jim Houser stepped down. He announced this week he is retiring from his post as CEO of Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., effective Jan. 1.
According to local news reports, he will continue leading STHS until a new CEO is in place.
UPDATED: A statement from STHS said “Beginning January 1, 2010, Madden will devote all of his time to Saint Thomas Health Services to assist in the search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and will remain with STHS to assist the new CEO’s transition to leadership of the five-hospital system.”
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Baptist starts surgicalist program
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 11:26 am
Baptist Hospital today announced the launch of a surgicalist program, its fourth inpatient care management program. Surgical hospitalists are general surgeons based in the hospital, helping to speed the care of emergency department patients. Baptist also has hospitalist, obstetric hospitalist, and intensivist programs. According to the Society of Hospital Medicine, the hospitalist field is the fastest-growing medical specialty in the country.
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Saint Thomas adds neuro network
Posted on October 1, 2009 at 2:24 pmSaint Thomas Health Services has added neurological services to its Chest Pain Network centers Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville, Tenn., and Lincoln County Medical Center in Fayetteville, Tenn. The Saint Thomas Stroke Network is intended to streamline stroke symptom detection and diagnosis, and the treatment and transfer of stroke patients. It will be part of all Chest Pain Network locations by the end of the year.
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Saint Thomas adds Cool Springs rehab clinic
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 7:41 amSaint Thomas Health Services has opened an outpatient rehabilitation clinic at Bakers Bridge Avenue and Carothers Parkway in Cool Springs. For STHS’ Life Therapies and Baptist Sports Medicine brands, the site is the sixth and 14th outpost, respectively.
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Saint Thomas saves on discharges
Posted on June 15, 2009 at 7:41 amA Massachusetts software company says the Saint Thomas Health Services system has saved $6 million over the last 18 months by using its service to improve productivity and trim patients’ time at its hospitals.
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Hickman gets heart failure grant
Posted on June 4, 2009 at 3:07 pmSaint Thomas Health Services’ Hickman Community Hospital has been given a $373,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant is part of efforts to fund a Rural Heart Failure Outreach Consortium project.
“Saint Thomas Heart will be serving as one of four consortium members, all of which are hospital facilities providing care to multi-county, rural service areas in Tennessee. Due to its extensive experience with assisting rural facilities to expand capabilities with regard to cardiac care, Saint Thomas Heart will play a critical role in guiding the development and implementation of this project’s clinical activities. The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network, which has helped 10 rural facilities in Tennessee and Southern Kentucky become accredited Chest Pain Centers, will also provide expertise in building the capacity of the rural service areas to deliver heart failure treatment.”
The grant will be spread over three years
Hickman will receive $147,594 for the first year, $125,000 the second year and $100,000 the third year. Thirty-six percent of the total project cost will be financed by federal funding.
Full details.
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Saint Thomas adds some software
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 3:35 pmThe local health system has contracted to use California-based SCI Solutions‘ Web-based scheduling software at its three hospitals and several outpatient imaging centers.
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New specialized OB/gyns at MTMC
Posted on April 8, 2009 at 3:38 pmMiddle Tennessee Medical Center is looking to offer a wider range of maternal-fetal services with the addition of three new docs, according to the Murfreesboro Post.
Cornelia Graves, MD, Harold Breckenridge Collins, MD and Audrey Kang, MD, specialize in the care of women with high-risk pregnancies. These physicians have completed two to three years of additional formal education and clinical experience within an American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology approved Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program
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eDoc4u and Saint Thomas partner up
Posted on April 1, 2009 at 10:19 amFrom a press release:
Thanks to a new partnership with eDoc4u, all eligible members and employees of Saint Thomas Health Services (STHS) will now have access to the tools and resources they need to manage and improve their health, with a focus on preventive care. Nashville-based eDoc4u private labels and integrates its health preventive care web services with providers, health plans and employers. Currently, the company supports hundreds of client sites, reaching millions of members…
…The multi-year agreement, effective Jan. 19, 2009, provides STHS employer group members and employees with access to eDoc4u’s full suite of web-based services: health risk assessments, disease risk indices, preventive care plans, personal health records and online health coaching. eDoc4u’s easy-to-use medical web service presents members with personalized scores for disease risk, specific prevention recommendations and culturally competent “trusted physician” video counseling.
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The ‘Boro’s new hospital on track
Posted on March 29, 2009 at 11:52 pm
The Murfreesboro Post updates us on the construction of the $267 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center.
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