Awards, Honors, Achievements
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Cumberland Consulting, Entrada, and Santa Rosa Consulting all made Modern Healthcare's annual list of "Best Places to Work in Healthcare.'
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital recently announced Elizabeth R. LaRoche, MD, has been named Physician of the Year during the hospital's 2016 Physician Awards. Marynelle J. Klumpe, MD, received the Clinical Excellence Award and George W. Smith, MD, received the Olin Williams Distinguished Service Award.
LifePoint Health's Emergency Department Nurse Director Council, which was established in 2012, has earned the Team Award from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) for 2016. The Team Award recognizes a group or committee that has made a significant contribution toward achieving ENA's mission of advocating for patient safety and excellence in emergency nursing through the development of a sustainable project or program.
Nashville Vascular and Vein Institute recently announced the appointment of its founder, Patrick C. Ryan, MD, FACS to the Society for Vascular Surgery's Quality Performance and Metrics Committee. The QPMC is a national committee tasked with determining quality measures for the SVS and interacting with government agencies to guide government quality programs locally and nationally.
Thomas C. Grubbs, Jr.
Brookdale had 15 skilled nursing communities named among the best in the industry, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Nursing Homes" for 2016 - 2017 report.
Saint Thomas Home Health in Centerville has received the 2016 HomeCare Elite® Award of Excellence from the ABILITY® Network and DecisionHealth®, naming the home health agency in the top 25 percent of all Medicare-certified home health agencies in the U.S.
Vanderbilt LifeFlight Nurse Thomas C. Grubbs, Jr., RN, MSN has been inducted into the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame. During his 31 years at Vanderbilt's LifeFlight airborne emergency medical team, he has flown what is believed to be a record 6,000 patients.
