In Tennessee, Ascension's Saint Thomas operates nine hospitals and a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities that cover more than 68 counties and employ more than 10,000 associates.
Our Catholic health ministry is dedicated to spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of individuals and communities. We are 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.
Across the state, Ascension Saint Thomas provided more than $92 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2017. As one of the largest health systems in the state of Tennessee, we care for more than 500,000 lives annually.
Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, operating 2,600 sites of care – including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 21 states and the District of Columbia.
“I’ve worked as a nurse at several places in Nashville, and the atmosphere at Ascension Saint Thomas is unique. It doesn’t matter what floor you’re on, or which hospital you’re in – you always feel like you’re at home.”
— Monica, RN
Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, operating 2,600 sites of care – including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 21 states and the District of Columbia.