State of Medical Center 2018: VUMC ahead of key healthcare trends
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is out in front on the key trends in healthcare, said Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of VUMC and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, when speaking last Wednesday at his annual State of the Medical Center Address, a presentation paired with the year's first Leadership Assembly. View...
Doctor felled by rare virus has to learn to walk and eat again
"VUMC Voice": Reid Longmuir, MD, was planning for a busy week, full of new things. He was scheduled to start a new job on the faculty at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, and, like any new employee, he had expected to be learning the ropes -- where to park, where to eat lunch, the names of his co-workers.The way it worked out, he was instead busy learning other things -- how to eat, how to walk, how to get out of bed. View...
Latest "Survey Sparks" newsletters now available
As part of the communication plan to engage and prepare staff for VUMC's upcoming Joint Commission survey, the newsletter "Survey Sparks" will be distributed throughout the organization on a twice-weekly basis. View...
"My Southern Health": What to know about kids and strep throat
It's that time of year again when more time spent indoors and in closer contact with one another puts us at higher risk of catching and spreading infections like colds, flu and strep throat. While many symptoms including sore throats may be due to viral infections, strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat caused by group A streptococcus. View...
"Hope": Arm in arm: Collaboration key to treating brachial plexus injuries
Two-year-old Delanie Neal tightly grips her baby doll in her dominant right hand, refusing to let go even when coaxed into using her left arm and hand to open a door or to eat. What are seemingly simple tasks to most can be more challenging for the toddler. View...
Catch up with "VUMC Voice": The search for good Samaritan nurse; VUMC lovers for 34 years; Shae Etter lives life with a song
The Medical Center's online employee feature magazine is filled with intrepid co-workers, extraordinary patients, useful information and fun things to read. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...