Patients can now schedule most return appointments through My Health at Vanderbilt

Patients who log into My Health at Vanderbilt this week will see a welcome surprise: the ability to schedule return appointments themselves. View...

Clinical Research Center opens in Round Wing

The new Round Wing location of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Elliot V. Newman Clinical Research Center (CRC) opened Dec. 4 with a ribbon-cutting and reception. Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, President and CEO of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, called the opening "a special event in the life of Vanderbilt University Medical Center." View...

Study may ease GI bleeding risk of anticoagulants

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published this week in JAMA shows that patients already at higher risk for gastrointestinal bleeding gain a marked protection from this risk when they take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in combination with an oral anticoagulant. View...

Signs offer reminder that Plaza is no-vehicle zone

The new signs, posted by VUMC Parking and Transportation Services, note that all vehicles, including bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and mopeds must be walked, not ridden, through the area. View...

VUMC employees receive additional benefits through Care.com

Now VUMC employees receive up to 20 days per fiscal year of subsidized backup childcare at home or at local, vetted childcare centers. Employees also have unlimited access to the largest online community for part-time and full-time care, including nannies and sitters, special needs and senior caregivers. You also can use Care.com to find helper, such as dogwalkers, sitters and groomers; house cleaners; tutors; personal assistants and even errand runners. View...

Bruce Tyler is dedicated to the patients he transports. Now a cancer diagnosis has led him to see his job from the other side.

This video highlights the care and dedication Tyler brings to his job and his patients, and how a recent cancer diagnosis has led him to experience firsthand the impact on patients that he and his colleagues have. View...

From jump-starting cars to tackling EMR conversions, Joel Doren's job often expands beyond his resume

"I think my favorite part of my job is trying to make this as good of an experience for the patient as possible," the Credo Award winner says. View...