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Kristi Faulkner Lewis was appointed chief compliance officer of Nashville General Hospital.

Nashville and Davidson County is pleased to announce the recent acquisitions of the da Vinci Xi® surgical system by Intuitive, designed with the goal of further advancing technology used in minimally invasive surgery.

The "no-wait ER" program launched in April after leadership figured out that structural processes were the cause of long wait times for patients

The new “no-wait ER” moves away from the traditional waiting room model and allows patients to be assessed by a triage team who then prioritizes care

Nashville General Hospital has implemented a new system to curb the ER wait times.

You can’t plan for an emergency; when one strikes, time is critical. However, wait times for an emergency room visit can often be more than an hour.

Dr. Joseph Webb, Nashville General Hospital CEO and author of the hub and spoke health equity model, discusses the science of healthcare delivery with Avaneer Health's Stuart Hanson and Rachel Schreiber.

Dr. Webb discusses how the Nashville General Hospital Metro Healthcare Incentive Program has been successful in reducing healthcare costs and increasing access for the Nashville Metro Employees. 

Dr. Joseph Webb discusses the health disparities in Tennessee and how the NGH's success of its Metro Healthcare Incentive Program is expanding access and addressing the affordability of healthcare in our community.

Becker's Healthcare recently interviewed Dr. Kemberly Blackledge, NGH Chief Revenue Cycle Officer to discuss current healthcare trends and strategies for growth in the upcoming months

Many residents of Nashville’s Bordeaux neighborhood are celebrating their first and only health center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new Nashville Healthcare Center Bordeaux. 

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years.

Inside emergency rooms, physicians are faced with patients around the clock, many of them facing life-or-death situations. Now, a life-saving service is expanding to three Tennessee hospitals - including Nashville General Hospital.

The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Tennessee Hospital Association have partnered to bring medication-assisted treatment to emergency rooms statewide.

Becker's asked C-suite executives from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. to share their organization's areas of growth for the next few years.

This year NGH is proud to announce the participation of 53 employees across 24 departments for making consistent healthy lifestyle choices. 

Whitman Partners announced its 2023 Class of 40 Fast & Future Leaders of Surgical Services. Our very own Clinical Director of Perioperative Services, Joshua Baxter, DNP, MBA, CRNA made the list.

Nashville General Hospital (NGH), a national leading public safety-net hospital, announced today that Dr. Herman Williams, MD and Chief Medical Officer of NGH, was named a “Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

Nashville General Hospital (NGH), a national leading public safety-net hospital, announced today Veronica Elders, MBA, MSN, RN and CNO of NGH, was named a “CNO to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review.

The Lown Institute, an independent healthcare think tank, ranked over 3,000 U.S. hospitals on how well they served patients of color, using Medicare data from 2021.

Nashville General Hospital CEO Joseph Webb, DSc, FACHE, explains how health systems are addressing care gaps in the country's most underserved areas.

NGH's Chief Executive Officer Dr. Joseph Webb, D.Sc., FACHE is taking the helm as the AEH Board Secretary.

NGH's Chief Information Officer Melanie Thomas graduates from the 2023 Council Fellows cohort.

The Tennessean | Joseph Webb, Guest Columnist