HighPoint Health System's Moore Honored with Lifepoint "CFO of the Year" Award
February 3, 2012 - HighPoint Health System Chief Financial Officer Steve Moore was honored recently with LifePoint Hospitals’ CFO of the Year award. The award, presented annually to one of LifePoint’s nearly 50 hospital CFOs, celebrates leadership and operational excellence in 2011. Read more...
Sumner Regional Medical Center Announces Opening of Dedicated 10-bed Pediatric Unit
November 30, 2011 - Mary Jo Lewis, CEO of Sumner Regional Medical Center, announced today the hospital will be opening a 10-bed dedicated Pediatric Care Unit to provide care for infants and children up to age 18. The pediatric unit is expected to be open by the end of the year. Read more...
Sumner Regional Medical Center Adds Family/Sports Medicine
Physician to Medical Staff
Sports Medicine trained family medicine practitioner Jeff Kindred, D.O. will also lead SRMC's new BodyGuard Sports Medicine program
October 27, 2011 - Sumner Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has added Jeff Kindred, D.O., a family medicine physician who was fellowship-trained in Sports Medicine at the University of Notre Dame to the hospital’s medical staff and also named him medical director of SRMC’s BodyGuard Sports Medicine program, CEO Mary Jo Lewis announced today. Read more...
Mary Jo Lewis Named to List of "Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know"
October 20, 2011 - Mary Jo Lewis, CEO of HighPoint Health System, a four-hospital system headquartered in Gallatin, Tenn., has been named to the Becker's Hospital Review’s list, "291 Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know," which recognizes individuals leading prominent American healthcare organizations. Read more...
SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER STARS IN OWN PINK GLOVE DANCE VIDEO TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
SRMC Hopes to Win Medline’s National Pink Glove Dance Video Competition
October 19, 2011 - Sumner Regional Medical Center (SRMC) needs your vote to win Medline Industries, Inc’s national Pink Glove Dance video competition. More than 200 staff members at SRMC are starring in their own Pink Glove Dance video to help spread the word about breast cancer awareness and prevention. Voting ends this Friday, October 21. Read more...
Sumner Regional Medical Center Adds New OB/GYN to Medical Staff
Obstetrician/Gynecologist Terri J. Holt, M.D., Joins SRMC Medical Staff August 1
August 4, 2011 - Sumner Regional Medical Center (SRMC) has added Terri J. Holt, M.D., an obstetrician and gynecologist to the hospital’s medical staff, effective August 1, SRMC CEO Mary Jo Lewis announced today. Dr. Holt will be joining Dr. Nancy Bradbury, OB/GYN, at Total Women’s Care in Gallatin. Read more...
SRMC's Lactation Services Recognizes World Breastfeeding Week
SRMC Nurses Help Mothers and Babies Experience the Benefits of Breastfeeding
August 4, 2011 - From August 1 – 7, 2011, the Women’s Services nurses at Sumner Regional Medical Center (SRMC) recognized Worldwide Breastfeeding Week as part of the hospital’s commitment to teaching new mothers the benefits and basics of breastfeeding. Read more...
Hospital Recognized as one of the Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S.
July 12, 2011 - Gallatin, Tennessee’s own Sumner Regional Medical Center was recently named a “Most Beautiful Hospital” in Soliant Health’s third annual contest to recognize the nation’s Top 20 most beautiful hospitals. Read more...
SRMC Adds Healthy Recipes, Videos to Web Site
Find Healthy Recipes and How-to-Cook Videos at www.MySumnerMedical.com
May 25, 2011 - Sumner Regional Medical Center has published an online cookbook filled with hundreds of delicious, healthy recipes that can be prepared in under an hour. Read more...
Riverview Regional Medical Center Adds Physician Brent Staton, M.D., Specializes in Women's Health, Family Medicine and Aesthetics
May 24, 2011 - Riverview Regional Medical Center Administrator Jimmy D. Stuart today announced Brent Staton, M.D., has joined the medical staff at the Carthage hospital. Read more...
Trousdale Medical Center Names Chief Nursing Officer
Debbie Brown, RN, Brings Years of Experience in Nursing Leadership to Hartsville
May 23, 2011 - Administrator of Trousdale Medical Center Bill Mize today announced Debbie Brown, RN, has been named the new Chief Nursing Officer at the 25-bed critical access hospital in Hartsville. Read more...
HighPoint Health System Names Mize Administrator of Trousdale Medical Center
Veteran Hospital Administrator Named Administrator of TMC & Director of Network Operations
May 17, 2011 - HighPoint Health System CEO Mary Jo Lewis today announced Bill Mize has been named the health system’s Administrator of Trousdale Medical Center and Director of Network Operations. Read more...
HighPoint Health System Names Chief Operating Officer Mike Herman, FACHE, Brings Years of Experience in Operations and Analysis to HighPoint
May 12, 2011 - HighPoint Health System CEO Mary Jo Lewis today announced Michael S. Herman has been named the health system’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). Read more...
Riverview Regional Medical Center Names Director of Nutritional Services
April 11, 2011 - Lauren “Kelly” Silcox, RD, LDN, has been promoted to Director of Nutritional Services at both campuses of Riverview Regional Medical Center (RRMC) in Carthage, according to Administrator Jimmy D. Stuart. Read more...
SRMC Names Leila August, M.D., Medical Director of Sumner Hospice
March 4, 2011 - Sumner Regional Medical Center has named Leila August, M.D., medical director of Sumner Hospice, the hospital’s end of life care program. Read more...
SRMC Women's Services Named 1 of 4 Tennessee Hospitals to Receive International Board of Lactation Consultants Award
SRMC Only Hospital in Middle Tennessee to Receive Recognition
February 11, 2011 - The staff in the Women’s Services unit at Sumner Regional Medical Center (SRMC) learned recently it is the only hospital in Middle Tennessee being awarded with the “IBCLC Care Award,” given by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA). Read more...
SRMC Publishes New Community Health Newsletter
SRMC HealthPoint Offers Helpful Health Tips, Information about Physicians, Services and More
February 9, 2011 - Are you aware that some people who are experiencing a heart attack never experience any chest pain? Or that a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness can all be signs that you may be experiencing a heart attack? This information and more is provided to readers of Sumner Regional Medical Center’s (SRMC) new community newsletter, HealthPoint. Read more...
HighPoint Health System Names Business Development Director
January 31, 2011 - J.D. Kern has been named Business Development Director at HighPoint Health System, according to Mary Jo Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of the health system. Read more...
HIGHPOINT HEALTH SYSTEM ANNOUNCES NEW ADMINISTRATOR FOR RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Executive Jimmy Stuart Named to Lead Carthage Hospitals
January 20, 2011 - Effective February 1, Jimmy Stuart will become the new Administrator of Riverview Regional Medical Center North and South, according to Mary Jo Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of HighPoint Health System. Read more...
SRMC Now Provides Childbirth, Breastfeeding Education for Free
December 9, 2010 - Sumner Regional Medical Center will begin offering its childbirth and breastfeeding education classes to expectant moms and their support persons for free, starting in December. Read more...
Mary Jo Lewis Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Healthcare
December 3, 2010 - Mary Jo Lewis, CEO of HighPoint Health System, a four-hospital system headquartered in Gallatin, Tenn., has been named to Becker’s Health Review’s list of “50 Women Hospital & Healthcare Leaders.” Read more...
SRMC Names Brandon Mewbourne, M.D., Medical Director of Sumner Wound Care
November 11, 2010 - Sumner Wound Care, Sumner Regional Medical Center’s (SRMC) outpatient wound treatment center, today named Brandon Mewbourne, M.D., medical director of the program effective December 1, 2010. Read more...
Sumner Wound Care Receives Center of Distinction Award
October 13, 2010 - Sumner Wound Care, Sumner Regional Medical Center’s dedicated wound healing clinic, recently received a “Center of Distinction” award from Diversified Clinical Services for the center’s outstanding performance during 2009. Read more...
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS FINALIZES PURCHASE OF SUMNER REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
Hospital operator acquires Tennessee health system for $145 million
System renamed HighPoint Health System
September 1, 2010 - LifePoint Hospitals®, a leading hospital company focused on providing quality healthcare services close to home, today announced that its purchase of Sumner Regional Health Systems (HighPoint Health System), a comprehensive three-market hospital system serving 11 counties in the northern middle Tennessee region, is complete. Read more...
LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS ANNOUNCES NEW CEO FOR
SUMNER REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
Veteran Healthcare Executive Mary Jo Lewis Tapped for Top Leadership Post
August 9, 2010 - When the sales transaction between Sumner Regional Health Systems (HighPoint Health System) and LifePoint Hospitals® is completed later this month, Mary Jo Lewis will become the new Chief Executive Officer of HighPoint Health System, according to William F. Carpenter III, President and Chief Executive Officer of LifePoint Hospitals. Read more...
Sumner Cancer Center Receives Outstanding Achievement Award
April 28, 2010 - The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has granted its 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award to a select group of 82 currently accredited and newly accredited cancer programs across the United States including the Sumner Cancer Center at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Read more...
SRMC Nurse Earns Certified Lactation Consultant Status
January 15, 2010 - Sumner Regional Medical Center now has two International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) providing breastfeeding management and care services to new moms at the hospital. Read more...
Sumner Wound Care Adds Surgeon Brandon Mewbourne to Medical Staff
December 4, 2009 - Sumner Wound Care, Sumner Regional Medical Center’s (SRMC) outpatient wound treatment center, has added Brandon Mewbourne, M.D., a general surgeon on staff at SRMC to its medical practice. Read more...
SRMC Celebrates 50th Anniversary
December 1, 2009 - Sumner Regional Medical Center celebrated its 50th anniversary Tuesday, December 1, 2009. A reception and tree lightening ceremony was held to commemorate the momentous milestone. This was the kick-off of a yearlong plan of recognition activities. Read more...
SRMC Announces Positive Results from Comprehensive Survey by The Joint Commission
September 29, 2009 - Sumner Regional Health Systems CEO Roger E. Kaiser, Jr., M.D., today announced positive results from a recent comprehensive review of Sumner Regional Medical Center’s practices by The Joint Commission, the national organization dedicated to improving the safety and quality of the nation’s health care practices through voluntary accreditation. Read more...
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