14 science and tech camps hosted for 150 students from five Tennessee counties

Through a long-standing clinical partnership with United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance (TOA), Ascension Saint Thomas is moving ahead with investment in Rutherford County by developing a joint-venture Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Murfreesboro's Westlawn community.

Meharry Medical Group alum Carlton Z. Adams Jr., MD, has rejoined the active medical. Adams is a board-certified general surgeon whose practice emphasizes endovascular, wound care and general surgery procedures.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center has completed the 10th floor of its inpatient tower, adding 30 patient rooms dedicated to treating neurology patients. The project was the final phase of a four-floor expansion at the 741-bed medical center.

Bryan Sisk, DNP, MPH, RN, NE-BC, CENP has joined the HCA Healthcare TriStar Division as chief nursing executive. In the CNE role, Sisk will establish the overall strategic direction for the practice of nursing operations across the TriStar division, working collaboratively with facility chief nursing officers and other nurse leaders.

Experts say we are in for a busy wildfire and hurricane season this summer and the American Red Cross needs volunteers to help in our community.

Newly released data on treatment outcomes of people with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 reveal a racial disparity in access to Remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has been shown to shorten hospital stays, and increased mortality associated with dexamethasone, a steroid that has had the opposite effect in the general patient population.

New program develops cancer surgery standards and reporting tools for institutions and surgeons to readily adopt and easily integrate into practice

New study shows use of Caldolor^® prolongs time to first narcotic administration

Two volunteer leaders have been named to positions on Vanderbilt University Medical Center's advisory boards.

New campaign, Don't Die of Doubt™, emphasizes symptoms of heart attack and stroke, need to access care by calling 9-1-1 even during pandemic

TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center has named Joe White as the hospital's new chief operating officer.

Siloam Health has expanded access to high-quality healthcare for Nashville's underserved and medically vulnerable populations through a new clinic in Antioch.

Meharry Medical College and University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School Health Care Management (HCM) Department recently announced a joined MD/PhD program to foster more diversity in healthcare that will launch in 2021.

Awards, Honors, Achievements

The surgical team at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, under the direction of general surgeon, Joshua Taylor, MD, FACS, with The Surgical Clinic, has become the first in Tennessee to remove thyroid glands using an approach that leaves no visible scar.

Total Community Benefits Were 13.8% of Total Hospital Expenses in 2017

AMA Ed Hub^TM features new educational content from American Society of Addiction Medicine, Obesity Medicine Association, and the Society of Hospital Medicine and offers auto-reporting by American Board of Pathology to help physicians and health professionals improve care delivery

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry graduates received academic achievement awards recognition in a creative way.

The surgical team at TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center, under the direction of general surgeon, Joshua Taylor, MD, FACS, with The Surgical Clinic, has become the first in Tennessee to remove thyroid glands using an approach that leaves no visible scar. Rather than performing the surgery through an incision in the neck, which leaves a visible scar, this new scar-free minimally invasive approach was performed using very small incisions inside the mouth, between the gums and lower lip.

The Tennessee Justice Center recently Mika Moser as chief operating officer. Moser will manage operations at TJC, a nonprofit public interest law firm and advocacy center serving families throughout the state.

On June 16, two Vanderbilt University Medical Center physician scientists were each awarded a $220,000 grant to fund separate clinical research efforts to study diabetes. Only six fellows were selected nationally for the highly competitive grant competition to win 2020 Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowships ... and two hailed from VUMC.

SC&H Capital, a leading investment banking and advisory firm has ntered into a joint venture with two healthcare consulting firms, Nashville-based Healthcare Management Partners (HMP) and Baltmore-based i3 Healthcare Consulting, to better serve the strategic and financial needs of the healthcare industry.