Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford - Murfreesboro, TN
UTHSC-Nashville Emergency Medicine Residents in Murfreesboro will spend the most of their time at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford (ASTR). In October 2010, ASTR opened a new $268 million, state of the art facility with 358 licensed beds, and remains the only hospital in the city of Murfreesboro.
ASTR is part of Ascension Saint Thomas. Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee. Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, with more than 320 sites of care that cover a 45-county area in Tennessee consisting of 18 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 13,000 dedicated associates who care for millions of patients each year.