"Vaccine 201": Video answers more questions about the COVID vaccines

Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO of VUMC, and Dr. William Schaffner, professor of Preventive Medicine and expert in infectious diseases, answer more common questions about the COVID-19 vaccines that will soon be available. View...

Coronavirus "crusaders" spur VUMC research achievements

The development of the vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and antiviral drugs that ultimately will defeat COVID-19 wouldn't have been possible had it not been for the unflagging and selfless efforts of a global army of research nurses, laboratory personnel, recruiters and other staff. View...

Flu compliance deadline extended to Jan. 11

The immunization deadline for flu has been extended to Jan. 11, 2021. VUMC faculty and staff will have until that date to become compliant. View...

Students were not able to sing carols in person this year at the hospital. So they brought holiday music via video.

"It's a tradition for us as well as for the Medical Center. We wanted to bring that same holiday cheer this year." View...

School of Nursing names Robin Steaban Honorary Alumna

Robin Steaban, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer at Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital, has been honored by Vanderbilt University School of Nursing with the school's Honorary Alumna distinction. View...

Vanderbilt LifeFlight sees large increase in COVID-19 transports

Vanderbilt LifeFlight has transported more than 220 COVID-19 patients since the pandemic started with the numbers rising dramatically in the last few weeks. View...

Age-defying treatment

From "Momentum" magazine: Dona Potter rode Harleys and drove 18-wheelers back when men dominated the open highways, and she is still defying expectations. The 87-year-old from Tullahoma, Tennessee, has proven that age is not a barrier to tolerating and benefiting from chimeric antigen receptor cell therapy (CAR-T), a new immunotherapy that entails re-engineering a patient’s T cells to target cancer. View...

VUMC sources quoted by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, more

A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...

Survey Sparks: Suicide screening

Part of a series of Joint Commission readiness tips. For more information, go to: https://www.vumc.org/mysite/ View...