Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos to step down Aug. 15
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced today that he will step down as the university's eighth chancellor on Aug. 15 after more than a decade in the role. Zeppos plans to take a yearlong sabbatical before returning to the faculty as professor of law. View...
First artificial heart patient gets permanent replacement
Tim Lowell of Hernando, Mississippi, received the first total artificial heart in the state of Tennessee when the cardiac surgery team at Vanderbilt Health placed the device in his chest on Sept. 26, 2018. The mechanical heart kept him alive for nearly three months until a matching human donor heart became available. View...
Cancer prevention drug also disables H. pylori bacterium
A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. View...
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to acquire Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon from Community Health Systems
Leaders of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced plans to purchase Tennova Healthcare-Lebanon, a two-campus facility licensed for 245 beds, from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems, Inc. View...
Downtime and support model plans announced for eStar Upgrade on April 7
eStar will receive a substantial upgrade in the early morning hours of April 7. As part of this effort, a 3.5-hour downtime for the system will be necessary beginning at 1 a.m. Downtime procedures will be in effect, and all users must log out of the system. A read-only version of eStar will be available to review patient information. View...
Some functionality now unavailable in eStar
Certain functionality in eStar will be unavailable beginning March 31, affecting the ability to make changes that customize certain aspects of workflows. View...
Nurse creates artwork inspired by Vanderbilt's orthopaedic patients
Recycled paper and expired test tubes find new life in colorful greetings for patients View...
"Hope" magazine: Field of dreams
Amber Nickle watches in awe as her 5-year-old son runs the bases at his first tee-ball practice. She also sneaks peeks of him playing with groups of other children on the playground. A year ago, Wyatt was barely walking. He was plagued by incessant itching. Shoes didn't fit his feet due to growths caused by a liver condition. View...
Carell Family Balcony details story of compassion
VUMC recently honored the Carell family by dedicating the new Carell Family Balcony at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. View...
VUMC in the news
A roundup of a few recent stories from the press about Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...