Women's Health Stories
June 16th 2017
There's some real excitement on the OB floor at Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and it's not just from the new moms. The floor recently had a ribbon cutting event to celebrate...

June 15th 2017
Oh baby! Wait until you see the renovations on the OB floor at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Saint Thomas Health is a part of Ascension, the nation’s largest...

January 18th 2017
The symptoms of ovarian cancer can be general and often mimic other diseases. Symptoms such has bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, back pain, fatigue, and feeling full quickly. That's why...

February 26th 2016
Saint Thomas Health executives, physicians, nurses and staff members picked up a sledgehammer and busted through a wall at Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital. The ceremonial wall breaking signified t...


August 25th 2015
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Study Highlights
Heart disease deaths have declined dramatically over the past three decades in people over age 65.
Improvements in de...

August 12th 2015
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital is now offering a FREE Breastfeeding Outreach Clinic to support, educate, and encourage breastfeeding while helping to improve the health of the community. It is for new ...


July 14th 2015
American Heart AssociationUric acid – a chemical at high levels can lead to serious illness – may lessen women’s disability afterstroke, according to new research in the American Hea...

May 13th 2015
Jenny White was hit hard with a diagnosis of lung cancer nearly five years ago. She didn’t smoke and wondered how in the world she got lung cancer. After being diagnosed, she q...


May 13th 2015
Saint Thomas Health is pleased to announce the addition of Elizabeth Lindsey, M.D., to Saint Thomas Medical Partners.
Dr. Lindsey was born and raised in South Carolina. She attended Bowdoin College i...

May 8th 2015
Around a hundred Saint Thomas Health associates and their family members got FREE mammograms for one day. It’s the 12th Annual Associate Mammogram Screening event called “MammoP...

April 30th 2015
It was one of the largest Go Red For Women Wellness Expo and Luncheons in Nashville’s history.
About 500 women, nearly all in red, learned about wellness and heart health at the latest ...


February 17th 2015
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report
Middle-aged women who are physically active a few times per week have lower risks of heart disease, stroke and blood clots than inactive ...

January 12th 2015
When you think about high blood pressure, also called hypertension, men usually come to mind. But, according to the American Heart Association, after a woman begins going through hormonal ch...

January 12th 2015
This is a major topic of discussion for women who recently gave birth. While many want to lose the baby weight in a hurry, Dr. Robert Jackson, an internist at Saint Thomas Health in Nashville, says ta...


October 28th 2014
Today, everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But just 28 years ago, Breast Cancer Awareness Month was taking place for the first time…and 100 years ago, there were very ...


October 15th 2014
Research by a Saint Thomas Health physician may eventually change the way breast cancer is treated – and help many Nashville-area women get therapy that is customized to their particular conditi...


October 8th 2014
Is a midwife right for you and your baby? Find out – at 5 p.m. on Oct. 9, Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital will hold a Midwife Meet-and-Greet in the Family Learning Center for women who are conside...


October 7th 2014
More Middle Tennessee mothers choose Saint Thomas Midtown for the birth of their child than any other hospital in the region. The reasons for our popularity are simple. No other healthcare system prov...
