Friday, Oct. 20, Saint Thomas Health announced a clinically integrated alliance with The Little Clinic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co., to offer extended patient access to healthcare throughout Middle Tennessee. Saint Thomas Health is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and nonprofit health system. The alliance between Saint Thomas Health, Kroger and The Little Clinic is designed to conveniently provide consumers with the care they need by connecting The Little Clinic’s Nashville-area in-store clinics, as well as Kroger pharmacies, with the expertise of more than 500 physicians and clinicians of Saint Thomas Medical Partners.