Industry Healthcare | Headquarters Franklin, Tennessee | |
Key people Dr. Barry K. Jarnagin, MD, FACOG
Dr. Jennifer Tatalovich, MD
Bharati Gokale, DPT
Erin Bower, DPT
Marsha Camp, DPT
Cate Langley, DPT
Amy Hull, RNC, MSN, WHCNP | ||
The Center for Pelvic Health is a specialized service line of Saint Thomas Health Services with three offices in Middle Tennessee. The center focuses on treating pelvic health and urogynecological conditions in women, including urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders.
The first office, opened in 2007, is located in Franklin, Tennessee. In August 2009, the center opened a satellite office in Nashville, located on the Baptist Hospital campus. Additionally, the center has added an office location in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Overview
In November 2007, Saint Thomas Health Services opened The Center for Pelvic Health in Franklin. The center addresses issues like pelvic pain and incontinence, conditions encountered by about 40 percent of women who have children.
The Center for Pelvic Health is a referral center and works with patients’ primary care physicians for treatment. In addition to surgical procedures (including the use of the da Vinci Surgical System), physicians can also treat some conditions with non-invasive procedures, such as Kegel exercises.
The Center for Pelvic Health was launched when Dr. Barry Jarnagin, Dr. Jennifer Tatalovich and nurse practitioner Vanessa Hardy affiliated their practice with Saint Thomas Health Services.
A subspecialty within obstetrics and gynecology, urogynecology focuses on disorders of the female pelvic floor, such as pelvic organ prolapse (bulging out of the uterus and/or vagina), urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and constipation. Urogynecologists complete a residency in obstetrics and gynecology, followed by fellowship training, where they spend several years focusing only on these disorders.