Saint Thomas Medical Partners (STMP) is pleased to announce the relocation of a STMP practice to Smithville, Tennessee. Kimberly Tabor, DO has relocated her Putnam County practice to DeKalb County as of April 18, 2016. The STMP DeKalb practice is located next to DeKalb Specialty Clinic, in front of Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital. She is currently accepting new patients for her family practice. STMP is a part of Saint Thomas Health, a member of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system.
Tabor is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine. She was most recently employed by Satellite Med, Volunteer Medical Group, and Upper Cumberland Family Physicians.
“I am excited to see the benefits that Saint Thomas Health will bring to the local community,” said Tabor, “I love that Saint Thomas Medical Partners is faith based. I respect a health system that is not afraid to stand up for what they believe in. I put God first in everything that I do. I fully intend for DeKalb County to be my forever home, and look forward to meeting my new patients. Every patient becomes my extended family, and I enjoy getting to know them one by one.”
In addition to her care of patients, Dr. Tabor enjoys spending time with her husband, Steve, and daughter, Ashlie, on their family farm in Liberty, Tennessee. She is an avid gardener, and loves horses and farm animals.
Tabor is already enjoying becoming an active part of the local community, and wants to thank her new patients, friends and neighbors for their hometown hospitality.
ABOUT SAINT THOMAS HEALTH
Saint Thomas Health is Middle Tennessee’s faith-based, not-for-profit health care system united as one healing community. Saint Thomas Health is focused on transforming the healthcare experience and helping people live healthier lives, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable. The regional health system includes nine hospitals: Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery, Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital and Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital in Centerville, Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville, Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital in Sparta, Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville and Saint Thomas Stones River Hospital in Woodbury. A comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities complements the hospital services and covers a 68-county area. Saint Thomas Health is a member of Ascension, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States. For more information, visit www.STHealth.com.
ABOUT ASCENSION
Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons in poverty and struggling the most. In FY2015, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Approximately 150,000 associates and 35,000 aligned providers serve in 1,900 sites of care – including 129 hospitals and more than 30 senior living facilities – in 24 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to healthcare delivery, Ascension subsidiaries provide a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, treasury management, biomedical engineering, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization.
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