FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Joel Locke, M.D., is a popular face around the Williamson Medical Center campus. Well respected in his field of urology, Dr. Locke is also on the cutting edge of medicine as a practitioner of robotic-assisted procedures. Some of those procedures involve the da Vinci® Si system, a specific kind of surgical device. […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Thanks to the generosity of Williamson Medical Center’s neighbors, friends, employees past and present and more, our cardiac rehab program will be able to purchase two new treadmills for its growing list of patients. Throughout February, the Williamson Medical Center Foundation collected donations to fund the $8,000 to cover the cost. Donors could either […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—We’ll forgive you if you need a little backstory to understand the headline. Every year, around Valentine’s Day, members of country star Keith Urban’s official fan club form a collection to bring love to children’s hospitals around the world. They do this by collecting and distributing brand new stuffed monkeys for the little patients. […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The babies of Williamson Medical Center’s NICU will be getting some extra love this month, thanks to the generosity of a group of local quilters. Together, they created more than 50 small blankets, and five special covers for our incubation units. The blankets can be used to line the NICU beds, adding a […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—In late January, Williamson Medical Center held a blood drive in partnership with organizers Blood Assurance. These drives are always great community events, but Blood Assurance says this one—our first of 2018—was extra special, thanks to the donors. In all, Blood Assurance says some 168 lives can be saved with the donations they received that […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The Williamson Medical Center Foundation announced today that it has been awarded a $150,000 grant toward funding the medical center’s palliative care program. The grant was provided by the Potter Foundation whose purpose is to support charitable organizations throughout the southeast with a concentration on life-altering activities. “We are grateful to the […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Proud parents Keri and Chris Buttrey from Fairview welcomed a healthy baby boy at 6:10 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Owen Andrew Buttrey arrived weighing in at six pounds, five ounces, and 19 inches long and was the first baby of 2018 born at Williamson Medical Center. This is the second child for the […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—When a child is in the hospital, not only is it a trying time for the little one but it’s rough on the parent, too. A Brentwood family is continuing their tradition of making sure the parents who bring their children to WMC are taking care of themselves while worrying about the kids. For […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The walls at WMC’s OB/NICU Department is getting a little brighter these days, thanks to the generosity of local artist Elaine Allen. Elaine recently brought in some colorful pieces to hang. Artist Elaine Allen (right) holds one of the paintings she has donated to Williamson Medical Center. Labor and Delivery Clinical Educator, Julie Benavides, […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—The holiday season makes people do some amazing things to brighten the lives of others. For the Holt family, it involved an 1,800 mile journey to Williamson Medical Center! The Holt family (L-R): Tyson, Jennifer, Jay, Isabella, Shane. They Holts are from Burley, Idaho. That’s a small city just east of Twin Falls. So […]
