CENTENNIAL TO HONOR HEROES’ FROM NURSING HOME FIRE
NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 7, 2003 – On Monday, November 10, Centennial Medical Center will host a Heroes’ Celebration to recognize the brave employees who helped with rescue efforts during the deadly NHC fire on September 25, 2003. Approximately 200 people will be in attendance.
The NHC fire broke out at approximately 11:00 p.m. with more than 120 patients, mostly bed ridden, trapped inside the burning building. Centennial responded to the distress call immediately with the mobilization of a Code Delta and the deployment of approximately 20 employees. Centennial served as triage for more than 85 patients, admitting 58 patients.
| WHERE: |
Centennial Medical Center, Tower Garden Court |
| WHEN: |
Monday, November 10, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. program starts |
| WHO: |
Fire Heroes |
Special guests:
- Stephen Halford, Nashville Fire Department Chief
- Mitzi Crafton, a Centennial employee who lost her mother in the fire
- Paul Rutledge, President, HCA Mid-America Division
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Centennial Medical Center at Ashland City offers the Cheatham County community enhanced on-site healthcare options which include inpatient care for non-life threatening illnesses, outpatient surgery, a 24-hour emergency room, lab services and imaging services.
Parthenon Pavilion is the oldest and largest full-service 132-bed psychiatric facility in Middle Tennessee providing inpatient mental health services for adults and geriatric patients as well as community-based mental health programs.
The Women’s Hospital at Centennial is Tennessee’s only stand-alone women’s hospital and neo-natal intensive care unit delivering 2,500 babies annually and is recognized nationally in breast cancer management in addition to providing the area’s only total digital mammography program.
The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center is a service-line offered through the TriStar Family of Hospitals that is designed to meet the needs of individuals undergoing cancer treatment, providing the most extensive drug, radiation and surgical services in the Southeast.
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