Rutherford County Provides Residents With High-Quality Health Care

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Exciting expansions and innovative providers, along with a solid base of nationally recognized medical facilities, ensure that residents have an extensive selection of outstanding choices when it comes to health care in Rutherford County. 

Two full-service hospitals – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro and TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna – offer 24/7 emergency departments and advanced specialty services.

Joining them are the Alvin C. York Veterans’ Administration Medical Center, and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt Surgery and Clinics Murfreesboro. TrustPoint Hospital is available for inpatient behavioral health treatment and physical rehabilitation needs. The facility has recently expanded its care options by offering an intensive outpatient program for children and adolescents, ages 10 to 17, whose lives have been disrupted by mental health issues.

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic at Westlawn, set to open summer 2023 in the Blackman community, is the clinic’s eighth location. In addition to primary care physicians in the internal/family medicine and pediatrics departments, the 75,000-square-foot Westlawn location on Shores Road near Veterans Parkway will include specialists in gastroenterology, rheumatology and otolaryngology (ears, nose and throat) as well as laboratory and radiology services, plus the relocation of the endoscopy services from its existing outpatient surgery center.

“As Rutherford County has grown, MMC has expanded into local communities to allow its patients more convenient access to high quality, affordable health care closer to where they live,” says CEO Joey Peay. “This new location, as well as others that are in the planning stages, will allow for more of the same and provide more access to specialty care.”

Outstanding Health Care in Rutherford County

A first in Tennessee, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Westlawn, a neighborhood hospital, opened in spring 2023. The campus is a satellite facility of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and is 4.9 miles from the main hospital in Murfreesboro.

It is home to eight private in-patient medical beds, a physician-led, 24/7 emergency department with eight treatment rooms, diagnostic imaging, laboratory and telemedicine services designed to deliver timely care. Clinical office space for primary and specialty care physicians to conveniently see patients is located on the second floor.

Brittney Urso, who earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Middle Tennessee State University, is the hospital administrator for the new Westlawn facility.

More growth is on the horizon at Ascension as construction is set to begin this year on a $60 million, multistory, multispecialty medical office building to house the new Ascension Saint Thomas Cancer Center, in partnership with Tennessee Oncology on the Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford campus.

The center will offer high-level clinical medicine combining surgical, medical and radiation cancer care specialists together at one location.

Reimagining Health and Wellness in Rutherford County

You won’t find paper gowns at Diana Health, only cozy robes and a warm, comforting environment at the new, modern obstetrics and gynecology practice in Smyrna. Located on the TriStar StoneCrest campus, the office is reimagining the way maternity and women’s health care is being delivered in Rutherford County.

Women can expect a leading-edge medical team of OB/GYNs, certified nurse midwives, mental health therapists and health coaches under one roof (both physically and virtually), who really listen to each patient’s unique concerns through every stage of their life. An easy-to-use app means you can manage your appointments, view lab results and message your providers.

Whether you are an extreme athlete or just somebody who wants to feel better, Restore Hyper Wellness offers a full slate of accessible and affordable options to help meet health and wellness goals. Open since mid-2022, Restore offers services such as IV drip therapy, cryotherapy, red light therapy, compression, infrared sauna and mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

“Our services are for anybody who wants to invest in their health. They can aid in decreasing inflammation, optimize your sleep, boost energy and defy the signs of aging,” say owners Gabe and Callie Beukinga. “No matter your objective, our goal is to help you do more of what you love. We are here to support you every step of the way.”