April 20, 2021

On Sunday, April 18, during the 56th ACM Awards, legendary country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, in partnership with Vanderbilt Health, delivered a special public service announcement during the live broadcast urging individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Fans in select markets also got to enjoy a first look at the new Vanderbilt Health vaccine confidence campaign "Be A Fan. Take The Shot" featuring Country Music superstar Brad Paisley View...

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital President Jay Hinesley departing VUMC to Join Medical University of South Carolina


Julian "Jay" Hinesley III, MHA, President of Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, is leaving his role with Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to join the Medical University of South Carolina. View...

Goats galore are the ultimate stress reliever for lab manager Kris Ellis


She loves her job at VUMC, but it can be stressful. She gets home from work, heads to the barn, and the stress melts away. Kriscross Dairy now has 37 adult females (does), seven adult males (bucks) and as of this month, 47 energetic kids. View...

Cultivating hope in early onset Alzheimer's disease patients


From "Vanderbilt Medicine" magazine: Jackie Hill had taught early childhood education at Chattanooga State Community College for 24 years when her students noticed something troubling. She was giving them the same assignments repeatedly, or she'd give them the wrong assignment. View...

VUMC sources quoted by New York Times, ABC News, Scripps, more


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

Survey Sparks: Mastering the Surveyor Interview


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