Save the date: 2018 Holiday Gift Giveaway is Dec. 14

VUMC's annual Holiday Gift Giveaway is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14. Employees can choose a turkey, tofurky or apron. There will be three locations for the giveaway. View...

Songwriting aids palliative care nurse in cancer fight

Megan Palmer, RN, a nurse in the Palliative Care Unit (PCU) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, wears many hats, but she never imagined writing a song about a perfect Stetson cowboy hat would hold such powerful meaning in her life. View...

New training for medication reconciliation announced

Strongly championed by regulatory bodies such as The Joint Commission, medication reconciliation helps reduce medication errors that may pose a serious threat to patient safety. View...

Thanksgiving parking and shuttle schedules announced

Staff working Thanksgiving Day or the following Friday should continue to park in assigned areas, with the exception of N Lot and Lot 127 parkers. View...

Give thanks, eat up and be safe

The staff at the Tennessee Poison Center anticipates receiving about 125-145 poison exposure calls and five to 10 information calls on Thanksgiving this year. View...

Children's Hospital urges caution in toy selection this holiday season

Children are surrounded by toys during the holidays. How to make sure they are safe and age-appropriate. View...

"Vanderbilt Nurse": The DNP advantage

They live and work across the U.S. -- some in bustling cities, others in scenic mountain settings. Their backgrounds range from surgical nursing to labor and delivery. Some of them have decades of experience and others have less. One characteristic all these nurses have in common, however, is they knew that obtaining their doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree would help them personally and professionally to be change agents in evidence-based nursing practice and leadership on all levels. View...

VUMC in the news

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