Saint Thomas Health (STHe) is an integrated health delivery system based in Nashville, Tennessee. The name was shortened from Saint Thomas Health Services in 2011.
Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension Health, a Roman Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States. STHe is composed of five hospitals: Saint Thomas and Baptist Hospitals and The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville. It also has affiliation agreements with some smaller hospitals which it does not own.
On May 10, 2010, Dr. Michael Schatzlein was named president and CEO, effective July 1, 2010.
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