Erik Hess named new chair of Department of Emergency Medicine

Erik Hess, MD, MSc, professor and interim chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, has been named the new chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He will join the faculty on July 1. View...

VUMC Culture Survey begins June 8

The Culture Survey will be an important opportunity to tell us what matters to you, and perhaps most importantly, whether you feel empowered to make a difference in the lives of others. View...

Unplanned extubations in preterm infants studied

The study, published in Pediatrics this month, documented that neonates experienced worse inpatient outcomes, extended length of stay and increased hospital costs following unplanned extubations. View...

New rule outlines when to challenge a penicillin allergy

An estimated 10% of the U.S. population reports having a penicillin allergy, but according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fewer than 1% of the population is truly allergic. View...

Ventricular assist device program hits major milestone

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute's cardiac surgery and heart failure teams recently implanted their 500th adult patient with a ventricular assist device. View...

Years ago Neil Stinson trained to care for Ebola patients. Now he is on the front lines of COVID.

When word came that a pandemic was sweeping the world and that VUMC planned to set up a unit to care for its victims, Neil Stinson, RN, EMT, was tapped to work in that unit. It wasn't the first time that Stinson had stepped up to care for people with a dangerous infectious disease. View...

She wanted a baby for so long, and then he needed lifesaving surgery. A healthy child is Maira Hernandez's Mother's Day gift.

"I want him to have a bright future, and I thank God for putting Michele in my path so my baby can have that." View...

Here's your "How to wear a mask" guide from an infectious disease specialist

David Aronoff, MD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, provided a quick tutorial as a reminder for regular mask-wearers and a guide for masking novices. View...