[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSPITAL ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. JIM COOPER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 7, 2019

  Mr. COOPER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Saint Thomas Midtown 
Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee on the occasion of its 100th 
anniversary.
  Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital is the largest faith based nonprofit 
hospital in Middle Tennessee, providing spiritually centered, holistic 
care that sustains and improves the Nashville community.
  With its 683 licensed acute care beds, more than 2,000 employees, 
1053 physicians, and 425 allied health providers on staff, Saint Thomas 
Midtown Hospital delivers world class care and makes a tremendous 
impact on Nashville and the surrounding counties every day.
  Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital provides a wide variety of vital 
inpatient and outpatient services. The clinical programs and medical 
facilities are continuously updated to meet both the changing needs of 
the community and the challenges posed by new discoveries and 
innovations in technology.
  Saint Thomas Midtown began its healing ministry in Nashville as 
Protestant Hospital on March 20, 1919. The ownership of Protestant 
Hospital was transferred to the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 1948 
and became Mid-State Baptist Hospital. The name was later changed to 
Baptist Hospital on December 17, 1964. In January 2002, Baptist 
Hospital joined Saint Thomas Health's regional health system and became 
a member of Ascension, a Catholic Health System that is the largest 
nonprofit, faith based health system in the United States. In 2013, the 
name was changed from Baptist Hospital to Saint Thomas Midtown 
Hospital.
  Despite its evolution and many name changes over the years, one thing 
has remained constant. Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital has always been 
dedicated to improving the health of our entire community, especially 
the poor and most vulnerable.
  We are fortunate to have a ministry like Saint Thomas Midtown 
Hospital providing compassionate care in the great state of Tennessee 
for the past 100 years. I hope that Nashville is lucky enough to have 
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital caring for our citizens for 100 more 
years to come.

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