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Highpoint Health Announces Plans to Bring First-ever Emergency Care Location to White House
July 17, 2024
Highpoint Health intends to file a Certificate of Need application to build a free-standing emergency department (FSED) in White House, Tennessee—the first emergency care location in the growing community.
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Sumner Station ER Set to Expand Licensed Beds
July 10, 2024
Residents will see a significant benefit through the expansion of ER beds at Highpoint Health Sumner Station ER with Ascension Saint Thomas.
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Highpoint Health Wound Care – Sumner Celebrates Center of Distinction Award 6 Years in a Row
June 25, 2024
Highpoint Health Wound Care – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas has received the prestigious Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. For the sixth year in a row, Highpoint Health Wound Care achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months and maintained...
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Highpoint Health First in Tennessee to Implant New Dissolvable Stent for People with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Below the Knee
June 6, 2024
Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas announced it is the first hospital in Tennessee to successfully implant a first-of-its-kind dissolvable stent for people with chronic limb-threatening below-the-knee ischemia. Ischemia is a condition in which blood flow is restricted or reduced in a part of the body, a serious...
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Highpoint Health Honored for Innovation
May 28, 2024
Lifepoint's Innovation Award recognizes a deserving hospital system that has demonstrated leveraging innovation as a key ingredient of its success.
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Highpoint Health Senior Life Solutions – Trousdale and Riverview Selected as LEAD Training Site
May 7, 2024
Highpoint Health Senior Life Solutions with Ascension Saint Thomas programs at Trousdale and Riverview were selected to be a LEAD training site by Psychiatric Medical Care, a behavioral health management company that has more than 250 hospital and health system partnerships across the country.
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Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas Performs the Region's First PE Thrombectomy
March 13, 2024
Two interventional cardiologists collaborating on care performed the first PE thrombectomy in Sumner County. This procedure removes blood clots impacting a patient's ability to breathe. Being able to do this procedure is a crucial intervention in life-saving care.
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New Primary Care Providers to Support Smith County Families
February 26, 2024
Carthage Family Wellness has added two new primary care providers to their team. As the city of Carthage and surrounding communities continue to grow, it is important to add providers to care for these local families.
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Highpoint Therapy Expands Services to Include Neurologic Physical Therapy
January 26, 2024
Highpoint Therapy Services, a leading provider of outpatient rehabilitation therapy services, announces the addition of neurologic physical therapy for individuals with neurological conditions, head trauma, spinal cord injuries, and more.
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Sumner Regional Welcomes New Year Baby 2024
January 4, 2024
New Year Baby 2024 Adalyn Ann was born to Aaliyah and Timothy on Monday, Jan. 1 at 8:51 a.m.
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