Today, WGNS spoke to Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford CEO and President Gordon Ferguson about growth at the local hospital. Currently, the hospital is working to build a secondary facility to serve Blackman and the surrounding communities. They are also in the process of starting a new program that will allow for open heart surgery in Murfreesboro. Another new addition will be an air-evac team and helicopter stationed near the Medical Center Parkway hospital. Listen to the full show above this story.