Baptist Hospital
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Baptist Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital in Nashville
, Tennessee
, United States
and the largest such hospital in Middle Tennessee
. It is licensed for 683 acute and rehab care beds.
Baptist Hospital is one of the Saint Thomas Health Services
family of hospitals, which also includes Saint Thomas Hospital
in Nashville
, Middle Tennessee Medical Center
in Murfreesboro
and Hickman Community Hospital
in Centerville
.
Throughout 2009, the hospital is celebrating 90 years of providing health care in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The celebration kicked off on March 20 with a 90th birthday party for Anita Kilby Lewis, who was born to the hospital's first patient.
In 1918, an influenza
epidemic ravaged Nashville and out of this crisis Baptist Hospital was established. Originally known as Protestant Hospital, it was incorporated on December 12, 1918, by L.A Bowers, Leslie Creek, E.B. Craig, R.M. Dudley and John A. Pitts.
The 10-and-a-half-acre plot bought from the Murphy estate consisted of two adjoining city blocks, bounded by four city streets: Patterson Street on the north, Church Street on the south, 20th Avenue on the east and 21st Avenue on the west. There were two buildings – one became the hospital and one became the dormitory for the School of Nursing.
On March 20, 1919, Protestant Hospital opened its doors. It was equipped with 80 beds and a fully equipped surgical department. In the first year alone, 2,233 patients were treated; 1,685 of them had major surgery. Gladys Kilby was the first patient admitted and gave birth to a baby girl, Anita Kilby Lewis.
Debt grew quickly during the Great Depression
and during World War II. As a result of the ongoing financial difficulties, the ownership of Protestant Hospital was transferred to the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 1948 and became Mid-State Baptist Hospital. The name would later change to Baptist Hospital on December 17, 1964. By 1973, Baptist Hospital, with its 600 beds, had become the largest hospital in the Midsouth. It purchased five buildings from Saint Thomas Hospital
’s vacated Church Street property in 1975. In 1986, Baptist Hospital and Saint Thomas Hospital partnered to purchase Middle Tennessee Medical Center
in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
In January 2002, Baptist Hospital joined Saint Thomas Health Services
' regional health system and became a member of Ascension Health
, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States.
into the workplace. The concept takes a department-by-department approach to spiritual care.
Baptist Hospital chaplains meet with a department manager to discuss the spiritual care initiative and select a committee of multidisciplinary staff members. Relying on input from colleagues, the team members develop ways spiritual care can enhance their department.
The hospital's neonatal intensive care unit
has added a staff prayer to be said at shift change, a box where people can submit prayer requests, a prayer
board in the break room and an "inspiration station," a basket full of hand-outs on spiritual care as well as greeting cards that associates can give to one another and others.
A collaborative effort among its family of hospitals (Saint Thomas Hospital
, Baptist Hospital, Middle Tennessee Medical Center
and Hickman Community Hospital
) and other clinics and health care facilities throughout Middle Tennessee
and Southern Kentucky, Saint Thomas Heart provides complete cardiac services from more than 20 locations.
In 2008, Saint Thomas Heart was ranked #1 in Tennessee for Coronary Interventional Procedures by HealthGrades. The hospitals of Saint Thomas Heart also received five-star ratings for the treatment of heart failure and atrial fibrillation, coronary interventional procedures and coronary services. Saint Thomas Heart was also ranked among the top 5% in the nation for coronary interventions and the top 10% in the nation for cardiology services.
Also in 2008, Thomson/Reuters named Saint Thomas Heart to its list of top 100 cardiovascular community hospitals.
In 2010, The cardiologists and heart surgeons at St Thomas Hospital and Baptist Hospital joined together under the parent company Saint Thomas Heart. Though both groups of physicians still practice separately at each hospital.
The Saint Thomas
Chest Pain Network is a division of Saint Thomas Health Services
that coordinates with local emergency medical services (EMS) and hospitals to provide cardiac care services. The Chest Pain Network includes 15 hospitals in Tennessee and Kentucky, all accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
.
gave Saint Thomas a five-star rating for back and neck surgery.
Among the ailments and diseases treated through the Neurosciences Institute are stroke, brain tumor
s, ALS
, sleep disorders, spine injuries, multiple sclerosis
, chronic pain and Parkinson's disease
.
The Saint Thomas Brain & Spine Tumor Center is a collaboration between the Neurosciences Institute and the Dan Rudy Cancer Center. Saint Thomas uses the Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery System, an advanced stereostatic radiotherapy treatment that focuses radiation to the shape of the tumor and results in minimum damage to surrounding tissue. The Saint Thomas Health Services Neurosciences Institute is the only health care center in Tennessee to provide Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery.
, arthritis
, asthma
, acid reflux, infertility
and high cholesterol.
These bariatric procedures include the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
(LAP-BAND) System, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Open or Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch
and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
In addition to joint replacement, other orthopedic services include sports medicine (including sports physicals), rehabilitation, spine care and surgery, foot and ankle care, and hand, wrist and shoulder care.
A specialized extension of its orthopedic program, Baptist Sports Medicine combines several services under its umbrella, including general orthopedics
, physical therapy
, aquatic therapy
, athletic medicine and occupational therapy
. Baptist Sports Medicine is the exclusive health care provider to the Tennessee Titans
, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
and Lipscomb University
.
In 2007, Baptist Sports Medicine managing director Trent Nessler headed a research team to evaluate screening tests and evaluate their predictive value for athletic injury when used as a pre-assessment tool.
Baptist Sports Medicine clinics can be found throughout Middle Tennessee, with locations in downtown Nashville, Antioch
, Bellevue, Brentwood
, Centerville
, Green Hills
, Murfreesboro
, Pleasant View
, Rivergate and Spring Hill
, as well as at Lipscomb University.
The Life Therapies offers specialized rehabilitation therapy services in a relaxed, non-hospital atmosphere. Because the recovery process can be an emotionally difficult experience, Life Therapies services are located in clinics that are designed as a comfortable environment conducive to healing.
Life Therapies clinics offer services for a variety of stages in a patient's life, including treatment of lymphedema
, and neurological, post-stroke, vestibular
, pediatric, oncology
and women's health
issues. The staff consists of licensed physical, occupational and speech therapists. Life Therapies clinics focus on the patient experience, as well as on a strong clinical program, thus providing a unique approach to traditional rehabilitation.
Until January 2009, the Life Therapies services were provided under the umbrella of Baptist Sports Medicine. It was determined that creating the new Life Therapies service line would allow therapists and physicians to better treat patients that don't require traditional sports medicine.
The six clinics are found throughout Middle Tennessee
, including locations at Baptist Medical Plaza I in downtown Nashville
, Green Hills, Maryland Farms YMCA in Brentwood
, Spring Hill
and two locations in Murfreesboro
.
The Center for Pelvic Health is made up of a multidisciplinary team to diagnose and treat pelvic health disorders, focusing on chronic pain and incontinence
. The center touts the use of unique treatments, such as non-surgical interventions (cystoscopy, urodynamics, colposcopy and tibial nerve stimulation), pelvic floor physical therapy (postural and pelvic floor muscle evaluation), and surgical treatment options (diagnostic laparoscopy, awake pain mapping, urethral slings and advanced robotic techniques).
The Center for Pelvic Health is a referral center and works with patients' primary care physician
s for treatment.
-accredited program, Saint Thomas Health Services provides treatment and prevention services for a number of forms of cancer, including brain, breast
, cervical
, colon
, lung
, ovarian, prostate
, uterine
and others.
As part of its treatment, the Saint Thomas Health Services Cancer Program partners with world-renowned institutions, including Cleveland Clinic
and Tennessee Oncology, to partake in community-based clinical trials in oncology
and related therapies. This, along with a network of more than 44 physicians, allows Saint Thomas to identify innovative solutions for advanced patient care and improve outcomes for cancer patients.
In December 2008, Baptist Hospital's cancer program was recognized by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons as offering the best in cancer care. Baptist Hospital received Three-Year Approval with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer.
The Medical intensive care unit has 13 beds and treats a variety of critically ill patients. The Surgical intensive care unit also has 13 beds and treats Nerological and Surgical patients (the Coronary Artery Bypass patients are housed here if critically ill). The Coronary Care unit sees mostly heart attacks and heart faliure patients. A heart doctor from St Thomas Heart is always in the hospital 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In 2008, The Nerological ICU and the Surgical ICU combined beds and formed the current Nero-Surgical ICU.
The patients in all of these units are cared for by a special breed of critical care nurses and a critical care hospitalists who are present in the units 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Family members are encouraged to visit their family members during visiting hours. When it is not visiting hours, families can wait in the critical care waiting room in the hospital.
Donors who contribute an annual gift of $1,000 or more are provided membership into the Friends of the Foundation program. The membership includes tours of new innovations or programs, a newsletter, valet parking at the hospital and recognition in Foundation publications.
As part of its fund raising efforts, the Foundation coordinates several annual events, including:
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the largest such hospital in Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee....
. It is licensed for 683 acute and rehab care beds.
Baptist Hospital is one of the Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services is a not-for-profit group of Middle Tennessee hospitals based in Nashville, Tennessee.Saint Thomas Health Services is a member of Ascension Health, a Roman Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States...
family of hospitals, which also includes Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital is a 541 acute care bed health care facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital sees 21,388 total admissions each year and 32,000 emergency room visits annually....
in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Middle Tennessee Medical Center is a 286-bed private, not-for-profit hospital located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MTMC is a member of Saint Thomas Health Services. A replacement hospital building is under construction, and the hospital expects to move into the new building some time in 2010. A...
in Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
and Hickman Community Hospital
Hickman Community Hospital
Hickman Community Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital in Centerville, Tennessee.It was the first hospital in Tennessee to qualify as a Critical Access Hospital. Its specialty clinics include eye care, gastroenterology, cardiology, urology, and orthopedics...
in Centerville
Centerville, Tennessee
Centerville is a town in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hickman County. It is probably best known for being the hometown of country comedian Minnie Pearl...
.
Throughout 2009, the hospital is celebrating 90 years of providing health care in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. The celebration kicked off on March 20 with a 90th birthday party for Anita Kilby Lewis, who was born to the hospital's first patient.
History
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
epidemic ravaged Nashville and out of this crisis Baptist Hospital was established. Originally known as Protestant Hospital, it was incorporated on December 12, 1918, by L.A Bowers, Leslie Creek, E.B. Craig, R.M. Dudley and John A. Pitts.
The 10-and-a-half-acre plot bought from the Murphy estate consisted of two adjoining city blocks, bounded by four city streets: Patterson Street on the north, Church Street on the south, 20th Avenue on the east and 21st Avenue on the west. There were two buildings – one became the hospital and one became the dormitory for the School of Nursing.
On March 20, 1919, Protestant Hospital opened its doors. It was equipped with 80 beds and a fully equipped surgical department. In the first year alone, 2,233 patients were treated; 1,685 of them had major surgery. Gladys Kilby was the first patient admitted and gave birth to a baby girl, Anita Kilby Lewis.
Debt grew quickly during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
and during World War II. As a result of the ongoing financial difficulties, the ownership of Protestant Hospital was transferred to the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 1948 and became Mid-State Baptist Hospital. The name would later change to Baptist Hospital on December 17, 1964. By 1973, Baptist Hospital, with its 600 beds, had become the largest hospital in the Midsouth. It purchased five buildings from Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital is a 541 acute care bed health care facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital sees 21,388 total admissions each year and 32,000 emergency room visits annually....
’s vacated Church Street property in 1975. In 1986, Baptist Hospital and Saint Thomas Hospital partnered to purchase Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Middle Tennessee Medical Center is a 286-bed private, not-for-profit hospital located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MTMC is a member of Saint Thomas Health Services. A replacement hospital building is under construction, and the hospital expects to move into the new building some time in 2010. A...
in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
In January 2002, Baptist Hospital joined Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services is a not-for-profit group of Middle Tennessee hospitals based in Nashville, Tennessee.Saint Thomas Health Services is a member of Ascension Health, a Roman Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States...
' regional health system and became a member of Ascension Health
Ascension Health
Ascension Health is a non-profit company that operates a network of hospitals and related health facilities in the United States. It is the nation's largest Catholic and largest non-profit health system.-Sponsors:...
, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States.
Spiritual Care Initiative
A faith-based hospital, Baptist encourages spiritual healing in addition to physical health. Hospital leaders developed "Creating a Healing Environment: Spiritual Care Initiative" in order to better integrate spiritualitySpirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
into the workplace. The concept takes a department-by-department approach to spiritual care.
Baptist Hospital chaplains meet with a department manager to discuss the spiritual care initiative and select a committee of multidisciplinary staff members. Relying on input from colleagues, the team members develop ways spiritual care can enhance their department.
The hospital's neonatal intensive care unit
Neonatal intensive care unit
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit —also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery , and special care baby unit —is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.The problem of premature and congenitally ill infants is not a...
has added a staff prayer to be said at shift change, a box where people can submit prayer requests, a prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of...
board in the break room and an "inspiration station," a basket full of hand-outs on spiritual care as well as greeting cards that associates can give to one another and others.
Saint Thomas Heart
A collaborative effort among its family of hospitals (Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital is a 541 acute care bed health care facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital sees 21,388 total admissions each year and 32,000 emergency room visits annually....
, Baptist Hospital, Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Middle Tennessee Medical Center
Middle Tennessee Medical Center is a 286-bed private, not-for-profit hospital located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. MTMC is a member of Saint Thomas Health Services. A replacement hospital building is under construction, and the hospital expects to move into the new building some time in 2010. A...
and Hickman Community Hospital
Hickman Community Hospital
Hickman Community Hospital is a not-for-profit hospital in Centerville, Tennessee.It was the first hospital in Tennessee to qualify as a Critical Access Hospital. Its specialty clinics include eye care, gastroenterology, cardiology, urology, and orthopedics...
) and other clinics and health care facilities throughout Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee....
and Southern Kentucky, Saint Thomas Heart provides complete cardiac services from more than 20 locations.
In 2008, Saint Thomas Heart was ranked #1 in Tennessee for Coronary Interventional Procedures by HealthGrades. The hospitals of Saint Thomas Heart also received five-star ratings for the treatment of heart failure and atrial fibrillation, coronary interventional procedures and coronary services. Saint Thomas Heart was also ranked among the top 5% in the nation for coronary interventions and the top 10% in the nation for cardiology services.
Also in 2008, Thomson/Reuters named Saint Thomas Heart to its list of top 100 cardiovascular community hospitals.
In 2010, The cardiologists and heart surgeons at St Thomas Hospital and Baptist Hospital joined together under the parent company Saint Thomas Heart. Though both groups of physicians still practice separately at each hospital.
Chest Pain Network
The Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital is a 541 acute care bed health care facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital sees 21,388 total admissions each year and 32,000 emergency room visits annually....
Chest Pain Network is a division of Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services is a not-for-profit group of Middle Tennessee hospitals based in Nashville, Tennessee.Saint Thomas Health Services is a member of Ascension Health, a Roman Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States...
that coordinates with local emergency medical services (EMS) and hospitals to provide cardiac care services. The Chest Pain Network includes 15 hospitals in Tennessee and Kentucky, all accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers
Society of Chest Pain Centers
Founded in 1998, the Society of Chest Pain Centers is a non-profit international society dedicated to the belief that heart disease can be eliminated as the number one cause of death worldwide...
.
Neurosciences Institute
The Saint Thomas Health Services Neurosciences Institute is among the Nashville area's most comprehensive brain, back, nervous system and spine centers. In 2008, independent health care rating company HealthGradesHealthGrades
HealthGrades Inc. is a U.S. company that develops and markets quality and safety ratings of health care providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, physicians and dentists. Quality ratings are devised from publicly available patient safety data and analyzed with proprietary technology developed...
gave Saint Thomas a five-star rating for back and neck surgery.
Among the ailments and diseases treated through the Neurosciences Institute are stroke, brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
s, ALS
ALS
ALS refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's diseaseIt may also refer to:-Medicine:* Advanced life support, a level of medical training* Anterolateral system, part of the nervous system...
, sleep disorders, spine injuries, multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
, chronic pain and Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
.
The Saint Thomas Brain & Spine Tumor Center is a collaboration between the Neurosciences Institute and the Dan Rudy Cancer Center. Saint Thomas uses the Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery System, an advanced stereostatic radiotherapy treatment that focuses radiation to the shape of the tumor and results in minimum damage to surrounding tissue. The Saint Thomas Health Services Neurosciences Institute is the only health care center in Tennessee to provide Novalis Shaped Beam Surgery.
Metabolic Surgery Center
The Metabolic Surgery Center at Baptist Hospital provides a variety of weight loss procedures to assist in the treatment of morbid obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apneaSleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Similarly, each abnormally low...
, arthritis
Arthritis
Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints....
, asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
, acid reflux, infertility
Infertility
Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to contribute to conception. Infertility may also refer to the state of a woman who is unable to carry a pregnancy to full term...
and high cholesterol.
These bariatric procedures include the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band
Adjustable gastric band
A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly referred to as a lap band, is an inflatable silicone device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach, via laparoscopic surgery, in order to treat obesity...
(LAP-BAND) System, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Open or Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch
Duodenal switch
The duodenal switch procedure, also known as biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch or gastric reduction duodenal switch , is a weight loss surgery procedure that is composed of a restrictive and a malabsorptive aspect....
and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Orthopedic Services
Baptist Hospital is home to the Joint Replacement Center, which was rated among the top 10 in Tennessee by HealthGrades for Joint Replacement.In addition to joint replacement, other orthopedic services include sports medicine (including sports physicals), rehabilitation, spine care and surgery, foot and ankle care, and hand, wrist and shoulder care.
Sports Medicine
A specialized extension of its orthopedic program, Baptist Sports Medicine combines several services under its umbrella, including general orthopedics
Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...
, physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
, aquatic therapy
Aquatic therapy
Definition of Aquatic Therapy: A therapeutic procedure which attempts to improve function through the application of aquatic therapeutic exercises. These procedures require constant attendance of a therapist educated in performing aquatic therapeutic exercises. [1, 2] Common synonyms: Aquatic...
, athletic medicine and occupational therapy
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
. Baptist Sports Medicine is the exclusive health care provider to the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is an organization which administers junior and senior high school sporting events in Tennessee.-Description:...
and Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University
Lipscomb University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east...
.
In 2007, Baptist Sports Medicine managing director Trent Nessler headed a research team to evaluate screening tests and evaluate their predictive value for athletic injury when used as a pre-assessment tool.
Baptist Sports Medicine clinics can be found throughout Middle Tennessee, with locations in downtown Nashville, Antioch
Antioch, Tennessee
Antioch is a community in southeastern Davidson County, Tennessee, that is governed by the Nashville metropolitan government. The area is assigned to postal zip code 37013.- History :...
, Bellevue, Brentwood
Brentwood, Tennessee
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...
, Centerville
Centerville, Tennessee
Centerville is a town in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,793 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hickman County. It is probably best known for being the hometown of country comedian Minnie Pearl...
, Green Hills
Green Hills, Tennessee
Green Hills is an area in Nashville, Tennessee. Although there were some preliminary plans toward making it an incorporated town in the late 1950s and early 1960s, these plans were never completed....
, Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
, Pleasant View
Pleasant View, Tennessee
Pleasant View is a city in Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,934 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pleasant View is located at ....
, Rivergate and Spring Hill
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Spring Hill is a city in Maury and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, located approximately south of Nashville. The population was 7,715 at the 2000 census...
, as well as at Lipscomb University.
Life Therapies
The Life Therapies offers specialized rehabilitation therapy services in a relaxed, non-hospital atmosphere. Because the recovery process can be an emotionally difficult experience, Life Therapies services are located in clinics that are designed as a comfortable environment conducive to healing.
Life Therapies clinics offer services for a variety of stages in a patient's life, including treatment of lymphedema
Lymphedema
Lymphedema , also known as lymphatic obstruction, is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system....
, and neurological, post-stroke, vestibular
Vestibular
The Vestibular is a competitive examination and is the primary and widespread system used by Brazilian universities to select their students. The Vestibular usually takes place from November to January, right before the start of school year in February or March, although certain universities hold...
, pediatric, oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
and women's health
Women's health
Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females. Women's health issues include menstruation, contraception, maternal health,...
issues. The staff consists of licensed physical, occupational and speech therapists. Life Therapies clinics focus on the patient experience, as well as on a strong clinical program, thus providing a unique approach to traditional rehabilitation.
Until January 2009, the Life Therapies services were provided under the umbrella of Baptist Sports Medicine. It was determined that creating the new Life Therapies service line would allow therapists and physicians to better treat patients that don't require traditional sports medicine.
The six clinics are found throughout Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee....
, including locations at Baptist Medical Plaza I in downtown Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Green Hills, Maryland Farms YMCA in Brentwood
Brentwood, Tennessee
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...
, Spring Hill
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Spring Hill is a city in Maury and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, located approximately south of Nashville. The population was 7,715 at the 2000 census...
and two locations in Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in...
.
Center for Pelvic Health
The Center for Pelvic Health is made up of a multidisciplinary team to diagnose and treat pelvic health disorders, focusing on chronic pain and incontinence
Urinary incontinence
Urinary incontinence is any involuntary leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a profound impact on quality of life. Urinary incontinence almost always results from an underlying treatable medical condition but is under-reported to medical practitioners...
. The center touts the use of unique treatments, such as non-surgical interventions (cystoscopy, urodynamics, colposcopy and tibial nerve stimulation), pelvic floor physical therapy (postural and pelvic floor muscle evaluation), and surgical treatment options (diagnostic laparoscopy, awake pain mapping, urethral slings and advanced robotic techniques).
The Center for Pelvic Health is a referral center and works with patients' primary care physician
Primary care physician
A primary care physician, or PCP, is a physician/medical doctor who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis....
s for treatment.
Women's Health
The hospitals of Saint Thomas Health Services partner together to provide women's health services that range from gynecology and breast health to pelvic health and birthing services. Baptist Hospital is also home to a level III neonatal intensive care unit.Cancer Program
The Saint Thomas Health Services Cancer Program uses innovative cancer treatments, integrated therapies and comprehensive education and prevention in the battle against cancer. An American College of SurgeonsAmerican College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
-accredited program, Saint Thomas Health Services provides treatment and prevention services for a number of forms of cancer, including brain, breast
Breast
The breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues...
, cervical
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is malignant neoplasm of the cervix uteri or cervical area. One of the most common symptoms is abnormal vaginal bleeding, but in some cases there may be no obvious symptoms until the cancer is in its advanced stages...
, colon
Colon (anatomy)
The colon is the last part of the digestive system in most vertebrates; it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body, and is the site in which flora-aided fermentation of unabsorbed material occurs. Unlike the small intestine, the colon does not play a...
, lung
Lung
The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...
, ovarian, prostate
Prostate
The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals....
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Uterine
The word uterine can refer to different meanings:* relating to or near the uterus or womb* having the same mother, but different fathers, see matrilineality...
and others.
As part of its treatment, the Saint Thomas Health Services Cancer Program partners with world-renowned institutions, including Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Cleveland Clinic is currently regarded as one of the top 4 hospitals in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report...
and Tennessee Oncology, to partake in community-based clinical trials in oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
and related therapies. This, along with a network of more than 44 physicians, allows Saint Thomas to identify innovative solutions for advanced patient care and improve outcomes for cancer patients.
In December 2008, Baptist Hospital's cancer program was recognized by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons as offering the best in cancer care. Baptist Hospital received Three-Year Approval with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer.
Critical Care Units
There are 3 main intensive care units at Baptist Hospital. Medical ICU, Neuro-Surgical ICU, and the Coronary Care Unit.The Medical intensive care unit has 13 beds and treats a variety of critically ill patients. The Surgical intensive care unit also has 13 beds and treats Nerological and Surgical patients (the Coronary Artery Bypass patients are housed here if critically ill). The Coronary Care unit sees mostly heart attacks and heart faliure patients. A heart doctor from St Thomas Heart is always in the hospital 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In 2008, The Nerological ICU and the Surgical ICU combined beds and formed the current Nero-Surgical ICU.
The patients in all of these units are cared for by a special breed of critical care nurses and a critical care hospitalists who are present in the units 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Family members are encouraged to visit their family members during visiting hours. When it is not visiting hours, families can wait in the critical care waiting room in the hospital.
The Baptist Hospital Foundation
The Baptist Hospital Foundation is the fund raising arm of Baptist Hospital. The Foundation raises capital in order to help fund the hospital's research, education and charity programs. Gifts can be unrestricted or designated to any of the 16 funds associated with Baptist Hospital.Donors who contribute an annual gift of $1,000 or more are provided membership into the Friends of the Foundation program. The membership includes tours of new innovations or programs, a newsletter, valet parking at the hospital and recognition in Foundation publications.
As part of its fund raising efforts, the Foundation coordinates several annual events, including:
- Seton Patron Party - April 14, 2009
- Seton Celebration - April 25, 2009
- Good Health Classic - Sept. 30, 2009