Chest Pain Network

The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network is a division of Saint Thomas Health Services that coordinates with local emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital providers to offer a complete range of cardiac care services to populations at risk for heart-related problems. Currently, the Chest Pain Network includes 14 hospitals accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers, including the first hospital in the country to receive certification as a Medicare Critical Access Hospital (CAH).

The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network is among the largest networks of freestanding, affiliated chest pain centers in the nation. The Accredited Chest Pain Center Model is an operational process for the care of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. It begins when a patient activates EMS, continues through patient discharge, and involves the entire facility. The Chest Pain Center (CPC) integrates an inter-departmental team working toward one common goal – to effectively and efficiently improve processes to assess, diagnose and treat ACS.

The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network has extended the model to include different size facilities working together to provide the most appropriate treatment closest to the patient's home. The model allows transfer into a tertiary facility when more specialized care is required. In July 2008, the Chest Pain Network expanded into Southern Kentucky when Monroe County Hospital in Tompkinsville was added.

The Saint Thomas Chest Pain Network covers Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. Members of the network include:

  • Saint Thomas Hospital (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Baptist Hospital (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
  • Williamson Medical Center (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Livingston Regional Hospital (Livingston, Tennessee)
  • Henry County Medical Center (Paris, Tennessee)
  • Southern Tennessee Medical Center (Winchester, Tennessee)
  • Cumberland Medical Center (Crossville, Tennessee)
  • Hickman Community Hospital (Centerville, Tennessee)
  • Crockett Hospital (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee)
  • Hardin Medical Center (Savannah, Tennessee)
  • Monroe County Medical Center (Tompkinsville, Kentucky)
  • Lincoln Medical Center (Fayetteville, Tennessee)
  • Decatur County General Hospital (Parsons, Tennessee)