MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and physician partners will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newest addition of ambulatory surgery centers – New Salem Surgery Center. In addition to general surgery, key specialties represented inside the 13,000-square-foot ambulatory surgical treatment center will include bariatrics, urology, ENT, and gastroenterology. The facility will also house an Ascension Medical Group specialty clinic for urogynecology and GI. 

The New Salem Surgery Center is a joint venture between Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, United Surgical Partners International, and physicians. It is located adjacent to New Salem Care Center, which opened in February 2017. 

A special event is planned for Wednesday (Aug. 4, 2021) morning from 9:30am to 10:30am. New Salem Surgery Center Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, hosted by Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and United Surgical Partners International.

In Tennessee, Ascension Saint Thomas operates ten hospital campuses in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities that cover a 68-county area and employ more than 10,000 associates.  Across the state, Ascension Saint Thomas provided more than $154 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2021. Serving Tennessee for 22 years, Ascension is a Catholic faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons