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:

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