New visitation policy, for adult hospital only, takes effect today

Starting on April 27, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital is changing its visitor guidelines. The updated policy was announced by Shon Dwyer, MBA, RN, president of VUAH. View...

Vanderbilt, Zambia researchers identify predictive factors of delirium in Sub-Saharan Africa

A collaborative team of researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Zambia Teaching Hospital published the risk factors as a follow-up look at the prevalence and impact of delirium, a form of acute brain dysfunction, in lower-resourced hospitals. View...

Organ donor's impact continues to live on in others

Ninety-one people gave the gift of life as deceased organ donors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2020, and behind every one of them is a story. This is the story of Evan Snider, 19, of Franklin, Tennessee. View...

Melvin Fitzgerald, longtime Biochemistry employee, dies at 84

Mr. Fitzgerald, who retired in 2013 after more than 55 years of employment, was a Commodore Award and Martin Luther King Jr. Award winner. View...

Karen Winkfield is a barrier breaker who helps people navigate society's invisible boundaries

From "Momentum" magazine: Karen Winkfield was a senior in high school, skipping class and hanging out in the cafeteria, when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Mrs. Miller, a mild-mannered woman with dark curly hair who taught English, wanted to know why her star student had suddenly become a slacker. View...

VUMC sources quoted by NPR News, ABC News, USA Today, more

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

Survey Sparks: Controlled substance medication

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