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Saint Thomas West Hospital, formerly Saint Thomas Hospital, is a 541-acute-care-bed health care facility located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The hospital sees 21,388 total admissions and 32,000 emergency room visits annually. Saint Thomas Hospital is one of the Saint Thomas Health family of hospitals, which also includes Saint Thomas – Midtown Hospital in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, DeKalb Hospital in Smithville and Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital in Centerville. Dr. William Coltharp was elected to the position of medical staff president for the year 2009.〔(Saint Thomas announces '09 med staff leaders )〕 Saint Thomas West Hospital has earned several distinctions from HealthGrades,〔(Saint Thomas West Hospital profile on HealthGrades ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 a third-party organization that evaluates hospitals and physicians. In June 2009, Saint Thomas Hospital was recognized with a 2009/2010 HealthGrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award.〔(2009/2010 Outstanding Patient Experience Award Hospital Recipients ). Healthgrades.com (2011-09-30). Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 In October 2009, HealthGrades gave Saint Thomas Hospital five-star ratings for joint replacement surgery, spine surgery,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Back and Neck Surgery (except Spinal Fusion) ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Back and Neck Surgery (Spinal Fusion) ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 total knee replacement,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Total Knee Replacement ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 treatment of stroke,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Stroke ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 overall pulmonary care,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Pulmonary Embolism ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 treatment of pneumonia,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Pneumonia ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 vascular surgery, repair of the abdominal aorta,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Resection/Replacement of Abdominal Aorta ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 carotid surgery,〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Carotid Surgery ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 gastrointestinal surgery, pancreatitis〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Pancreatitis ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 and cholecystectomy.〔(2010 Hospital Quality Ratings: Cholecystectomy ). Healthgrades.com. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 == History == Saint Thomas Hospital was opened in Nashville by the Daughters of Charity. The hospital officially began receiving patients on April 11, 1898. It moved to its current campus, some 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the original, in 1972. 〔(Saint Thomas Hospital on Historic Nashville ). Historicnashville.wordpress.com (2009-01-19). Retrieved on January 6, 2012.〕 The hospital expanded as the city's health care needs grew. Today, Saint Thomas Hospital is part of Saint Thomas Health. The 541-bed facility employs more than 3,500 and has 750 physicians on staff.〔(Saint Thomas West Hospital About Us )〕 In the fall of 2012, the Hospital's outpatient neurosurgery unit, along with two other pain treatment centers in Tennessee (Specialty Surgery Center, Crossville; PCA Pain Care Center, Oak Ridge) and cases from other states (especially Virginia, Florida and Maryland) was affected by a non-contagious, fungal (''Aspergillosis'') strain of meningitis (fungal meningitis). There have been four deaths and 26 total infections, including some in Tennessee, and the center is closed for now. Disparities among some of the biopsy findings were sent to be confirmed by the CDC in Atlanta.〔http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/03/health/tennessee-meningitis/index.html?hpt=us_c2〕 In 2013, the hospital's name was changed to Saint Thomas – West Hospital when its sister hospital, previously called Baptist Hospital (originally Protestant Hospital, but owned in recent years by the same parent organization and located across the street from Saint Thomas' original campus), was renamed "Saint Thomas – Midtown Hospital". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint Thomas - West Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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