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More than a dozen business owners in downtown Nashville are coming together to in an attempt to lure both locals and tourists to 2nd Avenue North.
The campaign, "Take a Second Look" is a collective effort by a least 14 businesses located from Church Street to Broadway to increase business... See Full Story
Forecast:
Thursday, May 24: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange), OZONE
WHO IS AFFECTED?
People with lung disease (including asthma), active adults and children are most affected by ground level ozone. Individuals in the above groups should consider cutting back or rescheduling strenuous outdoor activities until air quality improves. If you are sensitive to air pollution, check with your doctor for more specific steps you should take on Air Alert days.
STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION
LOSE THE CAR KEYS - Share a ride to work or use public transportation.
PACK YOUR LUNCH- Avoid that extra trip out in the middle of the day to get lunch & eat in the office with co-workers.
DRIVE SMART - Combine errands, skip the drive thru, limit engine idling, and avoid rush hour.
DON'T GET FIRED UP IN THE YARD - Avoid using gas-powered yard equipment, and save the grilling out for another day.
STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH
This Air Quality Alert can include predicted high levels of ozone.
The highest ozone levels usually occur from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Middle Tennessee, so reschedule or cut back on outdoor activities, particularly during these times. Active children, active adults, and people with respiratory diseases are the most vulnerable.
Nashville, TN – Baptist Hospital has been recognized as a Gold level status partner in the American Red Cross Tennessee Valley Region’s Champions for Life campaign.
The mission of the American Red Cross Biomedical Services is to provide the American people with the safest, most reliable, cost-effective blood possible through voluntary donations. Baptist Hospital, a member of Saint Thomas Health, has been a valued partner in accomplishing this mission.
Baptist Hospital staff and public blood drive donors within the past year collected 208 pints of blood during six blood drives. Each pint of blood has the potential to reach up to three people, meaning almost 624 patients may have benefited from these efforts.
The Champions for Life initiative benefits the Red Cross in two ways: by increasing blood donations at hospital-sponsored blood drives and recognizing hospital sponsors and blood donors for their generous efforts. To meet its top priority of providing safe, reliable blood products to patients in need, the Red Cross depends on partnerships with area hospitals like Baptist Hospital.
To honor the hospital and Champion Donors, Matthew Carver, director of collections with the American Red Cross Tennessee Valley Region presented Renee Kessler, chief operations officer for Baptist Hospital, with a plaque today at the GSO Education Center Auditorium at Baptist Hospital.
For more information on how to donate blood, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information or to make an appointment. All blood types are needed to ensure the Red Cross maintains an adequate blood supply. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Donors must be in general good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old (16 with completed Parental Consent Form). New height and weight restrictions apply to donors 18 and younger.
About the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies more than 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
About Baptist Hospital
Baptist Hospital is a member of Saint Thomas Health, Middle Tennessee’s faith-based, not-for-profit health care system with more than 6,500 associates. Saint Thomas Health is focused on transforming the health care experience and helping people live healthier lives, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable. The regional health system includes – Baptist Hospital, Saint Thomas Hospital and The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville – and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities. Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States. For more information, visit www.baptisthospital.com or www.sths.com.
The Tennessee Titans are favored in just two games of the upcoming 2012 season.
Cantor Gaming put odds on every game for the first 16 weeks of the NFL season and the Titans are only favored to win in week eight against the Colts and week 12 at Jacksonville... See Full Story
Nashville, TN — For the second time in less than two weeks, the Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is responding to a fire at The Parthenon Towers, the metro government-run apartment housing complex for seniors and disabled citizens. The Red Cross is working with management at the housing facility and preparing to shelter up to 300 residents who are currently displaced and without power.
“This is one of those disasters that may not make National headlines,” said David Kitchen, Chief Emergency Services Officer, “But it doesn’t change the fact that it turns people’s lives upside down in a matter of minutes. The role of the Red Cross is to erase the fear and uncertainty that is caused by disasters and replace it with safety and security.”
The Red Cross is not a government agency and relies on the generosity of the American public to support their humanitarian efforts.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization — not a government agency — and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.
Incident Incident Time Received Address City
Type Code Type Text
46P MVA-WITH INJURIES 2012-05-22 07:49:27 DICKERSON PKE / DUE WEST AV N BELLSHIRE
45P MVA-PROPERTY DAMAGE 2012-05-22 07:41:50 TRANHAM RD / WHITES CREEK PKE NORTH
45P MVA-PROPERTY DAMAGE 2012-05-22 07:41:25 1018 33RD AV N NORTH
45P MVA-PROPERTY DAMAGE 2012-05-22 07:38:39 39TH AV N / CLARE AV NORTH
45P MVA-PROPERTY DAMAGE 2012-05-22 07:35:51 WEST END AV / MURPHY RD WEST
45P MVA-PROPERTY DAMAGE 2012-05-22 07:35:24 HART LN / HILLTOP LN EAST
46P MVA-WITH INJURIES 2012-05-22 06:48:17 302 HERMITAGE AV HERMITAGE
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Police and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are utilizing dogs and a helicopter to search for a man named Sage Martin.
Pleasant View police pulled him over around 7:30 a.m. Monday morning for outstanding warrants... See Full Story
Country music legend George Jones has canceled all upcoming shows through June after he was admitted into a Nashville area hospital.
A statement from Jones' publicist, Kirt Webster, says Jones will undergo testing and evaluation for a lingering upper respiratory infection.. See Full Story
Nashville, TN - Drs. J. Brevard Haynes and Kelly A. Carden, sleep medicine experts with Sleep Medicine of Middle Tennessee, an affiliate of Saint Thomas Physician Services, will serve as officers for the Tennessee Sleep Society.
Dr. Haynes will serve as the 2012 director-at-large after serving a term as vice president. Dr. Carden has been elected as the 2012 vice president for the society after serving as a director-at-large for the organization.
The Tennessee Sleep Society (TSS) is a not for profit professional organization comprised of sleep medicine professionals dedicated to providing public and professional education in sleep disorders and sleep medicine, promoting the advancement of sleep medicine and ensuring its members have a voice in national, state and regional policy making.
Dr. Haynes, who has been practicing sleep medicine since 1984, founded Sleep Medicine of Middle Tennessee in 2006. He was the first physician in Middle Tennessee to devote his practice exclusively to sleep medicine and the first physician in Tennessee to use nasal CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) in the treatment of sleep apnea.
Dr. Carden joined Sleep Medicine of Middle Tennessee in March 2011 and came to the center with nearly 10 years of experience working with patients in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. She is actively involved in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine including her role as chairman of the Committee on Coding and Compliance. In 2005, for her accomplishments, she was named as a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
To learn more about Drs. Haynes or Carden, call (615) 284-7533 or visit www.smomt.com. Sleep Medicine of Middle Tennessee has two office locations in Nashville, including an on the Baptist Hospital campus in the 20th Avenue Medical Office Building, 300 20th Avenue North, Suite G-8, and an office on the Saint Thomas Hospital campus in the Heart Institute Building, 4230 Harding Road, Suite 530.
For more information about the Tennessee Sleep Society, visit www.tnsleep.net.
About Saint Thomas Health
Saint Thomas Health is Middle Tennessee’s faith-based, not-for-profit health care system with more than 6,500 associates. Saint Thomas Health is focused on transforming the health care experience and helping people live healthier lives, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable. The regional health system includes – Baptist Hospital, Saint Thomas Hospital and The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville – and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities. Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States. For more information, visit www.sths.com.
Nashville, TN - The Greater Nashville Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has awarded Saint Thomas Health two grants totaling $279,000 to help women access mammography services.
A second-year grant of $205,000 was awarded to provide mammography services for underserved populations in 16 Middle Tennessee counties through its Our Mission in Motion mobile mammography coach. The lack of mammography services in these areas and the uninsured or underinsured populations account for higher instances of non-compliance in screening mammography and higher death rates from breast cancer and late stage detection.
In addition, Komen has awarded Saint Thomas Health over $74,000 for the Multi-Ethnic Breast Health Outreach project to bring breast health care education and low-cost screenings to at-risk populations in medically underserved communities in Davidson and Rutherford Counties. This initiative brings culturally sensitive and language-specific breast health materials to African American, Hispanic and Kurdish women in their own communities and provides potentially life-saving mammograms through the Saint Thomas Family Health Centers West and South in Nashville and the Saint Louise Clinic in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
“We are grateful to the Komen Foundation for these grants that allow us to continue to serve the women of our community and provide potentially life-saving screenings to vulnerable populations,” said Retha Thomas, director of Saint Thomas Health Community Clinics.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest breast cancer organization, and the Greater Nashville Affiliate is one of 125 Affiliates on the front lines dedicated to ending breast cancer in their communities. Komen Affiliates fund innovative programs that help women and men overcome the cultural, social, educational and financial barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment.
“At the Komen Greater Nashville Affiliate, we conducted a needs assessment of our community and discovered education, treatment and screenings were priorities for our 11 county service area,” said Patty Harman, affiliate executive director. “We are confident that through Saint Thomas Health’s mobile mammography coach and the multi-ethnic grant, women across Middle Tennessee will have low-cost access to the care they need.”
For more information about the Our Mission in Motion mobile mammography coach and how to schedule an appointment, visit www.ourmissioninmotion.com and for more information about cancer prevention and treatments at Saint Thomas Health, visit www.sths.com/cancer or www.mycancersource.com.
About Saint Thomas Health
Saint Thomas Health is Middle Tennessee’s faith-based, not-for-profit health care system with more than 6,500 associates. Saint Thomas Health is focused on transforming the health care experience and helping people live healthier lives, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable. The regional health system includes – Baptist Hospital, Saint Thomas Hospital and The Hospital for Spinal Surgery in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville – and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities. Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension Health, the largest Catholic, not-for-profit health system in the United States. For more information, visit www.sths.com.
About Susan G. Komen
Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women battling breast cancer instead of worrying about her own situation. Moved by Susan’s compassion for others and commitment to making a difference, Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. Though Susan lost her battle with the disease, her legacy lives on through the work of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the organization Nancy started in her honor. Komen for the Cure is the global leader of the breast cancer movement, having invested more than $1 billion since its inception in 1982. Komen’s promise is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Across the country, that promise is upheld by a network of 122 local Affiliate offices. At the heart of each Affiliate is a person or group of people who, like Susan, wanted to make a difference.
