Community-Based Care

How Williamson Health is creating greater access to healthcare across Williamson County

Williamson Health wants to make sure the residents of Williamson County and the surrounding region get the exceptional, high-quality healthcare they deserve. From Brentwood to Spring Hill and Fairview to Nolensville, you’ll see that commitment coming to life in brick-and-mortar walk-in clinics, orthopedic urgent care clinics and rehabilitation services, physician practices and EMS stations spread across the county, meeting patients where they live.

Most Williamson County residents are familiar with Williamson Health’s flagship acute-care hospital, Williamson Medical Center, located in Franklin. But the full-service regional healthcare system also includes Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, eighteen rapid response EMS units, Williamson Health physician practices, outpatient laboratory and imaging services and multiple joint venture Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics in Williamson County.

When deciding where to open a new location, the leaders of Williamson Health take many factors into consideration. “We filter through a lot of information that goes into making a decision about where to add or expand locations,” said Tim Burton, Williamson Health’s associate administrator of operations. Jeffrey Kutsikovich, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder at Bone and Joint Institute, said their group is always evaluating the need for new locations across Williamson County. “We consider overall population growth, individual city and location growth and use software to help us find areas that are more under-served when it comes to access to healthcare,” he said. The goal, both Dr. Kutsikovich and Tim say, is creating greater community access to healthcare.

“By offering multiple locations around the county, we can make getting that care more convenient for more patients,” said Dr. Kutsikovich. Tim added, “Williamson Health is focused on expanding the traditional primary care model so that the entire patient is being cared for as well as their sore throat today.”

Williamson Health EMS also continues to grow, serving as the primary 911 EMS provider for all of Williamson County, running eighteen advanced life support ambulances 365 days a year from seventeen stations, including recently added locations in Brentwood and Nolensville.

While creating greater access to healthcare may be the main goal, Williamson Health also wants to create more opportunities for its providers to serve the communities where they live.

“All of our providers participate in community events, from the Williamson County Fair to the Nolensville Farmers’ Market and Experience Spring Hill,” Tim said. “When we open a new location, we want to have providers who live in those communities.

“I love that patients might see their doctor at the grocery store, or our providers might be at the same ballgame as their patients,” he continued. “Our practices are more than doctors’ offices —they’re active members of their communities.”

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Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee recently completed a renovation to their flagship clinic on the Williamson Health campus. The updates allow the team to serve the growing needs of the community more effectively.

With these changes, Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee continues its commitment to providing high-quality orthopedic care to the people of Williamson County and surrounding areas.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit: boneandjointtn.org