Saint Thomas Medical Partners is excited to announce the opening of Saint Thomas Heart in Hermitage located at 5045 Old Hickory Blvd, Suite 200. This new location for Saint Thomas Heart provides access to cardiology services for the residents of Hermitage and the surrounding communities.

"We are thrilled to bring cardiology care closer to the homes of the people we serve, providing both convenience and expanded access to care," said April Hackney, Vice President of Cardiac Services at Saint Thomas Health. "I am incredibly proud of the continued work of our Saint Thomas Heart team, which includes both cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons who work together to give patients access to the best cardiac care."

Dr. Timothy Kreth, M.D., cardiologist at Saint Thomas Medical Partners, will see patients at the Hermitage location. Dr. Kreth's specialty procedures include echo cardiograms, stress testing, nuclear cardiology and cardiac event monitoring. Dr. Kreth is board certified in Internal Medicine, General Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology.

Saint Thomas Heart is the cardiac division of Saint Thomas Health and includes the cardiology programs at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, and Saint Thomas West Hospital. Saint Thomas Heart offers complete cardiac services, from the treatment of chest pain, to minimally invasive surgical procedures and heart transplant. With over 70 cardiac specialists, 60 locations and Tennessee's largest network of accredited Chest Pain Centers, Saint Thomas Heart offers greater access and experience that comes with seeing more heart patients than anyone in Tennessee.

As one of the region's largest medical groups with over 550 providers and 39 specialties, serving 44 counties in more than 100 locations, Saint Thomas Medical Partners is a physician-led medical group in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. To schedule an appointment or learn more, visit SaintThomasDoctors.com/Franklin.

Saint Thomas Health offers 24/7 access to healthcare through STHealth.com/OnDemand, where you can see a doctor or nurse practitioner online.