Children's Hospital debuts expanded space for patients

With a population explosion impacting Nashville and surrounding communities, serving the health care needs of the region's families and children means that Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has been on the rise -- literally. View...

New VUMC child care center to open summer 2020

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is expanding its child care service to include an additional Child and Family Center. The new center will be located at 5701 Knob Road in Nashville and have a capacity for 96 children. This new site expands the perimeter of locations offering child care. View...

Center for Improving the Public's Health Using Informatics established at VUMC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is forming a new Center for Improving the Public's Health Using Informatics (CIPHI, pronounced "Sci Fi") to be co-directed by Michael Matheny, MD, MS, MPH, and Melissa McPheeters, PhD, MPH. View...

Patients of surgeons with higher reports of unprofessional behaviors are more likely to suffer complications: study

Patients of surgeons with higher numbers of reports from co-workers about unprofessional behavior are significantly more likely to experience complications during or after their operations, researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported June 19 in JAMA Surgery. View...

Baby girl Saylor Elaine was born at the right time: 6:12 a.m. on 6/12 -- and weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces

The birth of Saylor Elaine Johnson on Wednesday, June 12, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a joyful event for her adoring parents Kara Fogle and William Johnson of Nashville. In all the excitement of the birth it wasn't until a little later that her dad noticed the serendipity in Saylor's debut: she entered the world on June 12 at 6:12 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds and 12 ounces. View...