One year after acquisition, investments continue advancing care at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital

Since acquiring the two-campus facility one year ago on Aug. 1, 2019, VUMC has expanded the hospital's clinical offerings with the addition of neurologic care via telehealth services, a new physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic and an expansion of its pharmacy services. View...

Keith Churchwell, MD, appointed president of Yale New Haven Hospital

Former Vanderbilt cardiology leader Keith Churchwell, MD, has been appointed president of Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) in Connecticut. View...

Greg Rhinehart's 3-D printing hobby comes to the rescue to repair respirator masks

He figured out how to make a 4-cent part that repairs $1,500 personal protective equipment for COVID caregivers. View...

Exercise helps spur endorphins, relieve low back pain

Six weeks of aerobic exercise can lead to sustained increases in endogenous opioid function and significant relief for chronic low back pain, according to a randomized controlled trial by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Stephen Bruehl, PhD, and colleagues, reported in the journal "Pain." View...

Survey Sparks: Hand Hygiene

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

#ListenDNA Insider Clips: excerpt from "The Futurist: Your Life, Your Genes, Your Care."

Listen to Bonnie Miller, MD, professor of medical administration and clinical surgery, former senior associate dean for Health Sciences Education at VUSM, and former executive vice president for educational affairs at VUMC, describe the utopia of care that she wants people to work toward in an excerpt from "The Futurist: Your Life, Your Genes, Your Care." View...