University Medical Center CEO Saad Ehtisham has been appointed to represent the middle district of Tennessee on the Tennessee Hospital Association Board, according to a news release issued by UMC on Oct. 19, 2010.

The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) was founded in 1938 and serves as an advocate for hospitals, health systems, home health agencies and other healthcare organizations as well as the patients they serve.

"I am honored to be selected by my peers to serve in this capacity. My commitment to healthcare delivery begins here at University Medical Center and serves the residents of Wilson County. I am pleased to also be able to contribute to Middle Tennessee and excited about this opportunity."

University Medical Center is a 245-bed, two-campus acute health care facility with over 250 physicians on staff. The hospital has approximately 800 full and part-time employees and is the sole provider of health care service in Wilson County. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency services, inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services along with intensive care and telemetry services. UMC's diagnostic imaging services include basic radiography, digital fluoroscopy, MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and mammography. The hospital's rehabilitation services include an inpatient rehabilitation unit as well as outpatient, physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapies. Specialties include: orthopaedics, cardiology, neurology, general surgery, psychiatry, ENT, urology and obstetrics/gynecology. UMC is proud to be owned and operated by Health Management Associates, Inc. of Naples, Florida.

In 2009, construction was completed on the $26 million, four-story patient tower that offers 60 new private patient rooms. The 77,000-square-foot facility provides state-of-the-art health care for Wilson County. The multi-specialty Surgery Center at UMC is the hospital's latest construction project to meet the needs of Wilson County ... the place to be. The center will begin welcoming patients in early 2011.

For more information, please visit www.universitymedicalcenter.com.