(MURFREESBORO) Congratulations to Patty Marschel who takes over the reins as the chair of the board of directors for Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She is reportedly the first woman to hold this position.
In fact, Marschel has served on the hospital's board for 17-years before this elevation to chair.
MTSU President and CEO Gordon Ferguson commented, "I am honored to have Patty assume the chair position of our board. Her commitment to the organization, engagement in the community, and connection to our mission are evident in her work. We are blessed to have her as a dedicated member of the board."
This 28-year agent with Parks Realty has been a longtime supporter of the local hospital having served earlier on the board of Ascension Rutherford St. Thomas Foundation.
Patty Marschel is a UT Knoxville graduate, and she and her husband John have resided here in Rutherford County for over 50-years. They are members of First United Methodist Church.
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford is a critical care hospital with advanced specialty care services here in Murfreesboro.
The hospital is always improving its facilities to better serve this community.
Back in March, 2023, Ascension opened Tennessee's first community hospital to serve the rapidly growing Blackman-Westlawn Community on Veterans Parkway at I-840. Westlawn Neighborhood Hospital and ER has 32,000-square feet with eight private inpatient medical beds and an emergency department with eight treatment rooms.
In addition, the main campus on Medical Center Parkway is currently expanding services with a multi-level patient parking garage alongside a soon to be constructed Cancer Treatment Center as well as separate St. Thomas Heart offering everything from heart and vascular screenings to surgery.
About Ascension Saint Thomas - Ascension Saint Thomas operates 13 hospitals in Tennessee and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities that cover a 45-county area and provided more than $180 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2022. Across the state, Ascension Saint Thomas and its affiliates employ more than 10,700 associates. The health system has a 125-year history in Tennessee. Ascension is a
faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable, through its more than 2,600 sites of care in 19 states and the District of Columbia.
