BHT believes in the importance of meeting the health needs of our community with a balance of excellence in skill and great compassion. Providing true compassionate care is both rewarding and challenging, and caregivers need continual support. To this end, the BHT sponsors programs designed to address the emotional, mental and spiritual needs of caregivers and medical professionals through retreats and workshops. 

Charitable health care is traditionally grounded on the belief that the provision of healing care must grow from deep compassion. Because we believe in the humanity and dignity of each human being as created by God, we deem that care must be compassionate as well as excellent in order to be truly healing. Through our programs and grants, BHT seeks to raise the standard of compassionate care to new heights.

The BHT awards recognition to nonprofits through the Center for Nonprofit Management’s Salute to Excellence. The Compassionate Care Award recognizes nonprofits where love and compassion characterize the delivery of its service. The Access to Care Award recognizes organizations that demonstrate boldness in expanding access to care through advocacy and entrepreneurship, especially for the vulnerable in Middle Tennessee.