VUMC named among "100 great hospitals in America"

Becker's Hospital Review has once again named Vanderbilt University Medical Center as one of the "100 great hospitals in America." View...

Donna Oates of Dermatology wins this year's VUMC Administrative Professional Award

When asked about her day-to-day work priorities, Oates talks about interactions among colleagues and about service. "It's so important to find the joy of saying hello, calling each person by his or her name," she said. View...

Flag-raising ceremony honors organ donors, families

Eighty individuals donated the gift of their organs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center last year, more than any other hospital in the nation, and they and their families were saluted on April 16 at the 10th annual Donate Life Flag-Raising Ceremony. View...

Patient Experience Week: Celebrating our commitment to our patients and each other

Every interaction with each other, our patients, and their families is an opportunity for personalized care and service. View...

Asian nations in early tobacco epidemic: study

Asian countries are in the early stages of a tobacco smoking epidemic with habits mirroring those of the United States from past decades, setting the stage for a spike in future deaths from smoking-related diseases. View...

Study merges big data and zebrafish biology to reveal mechanisms of human disease

In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link between vascular biology and eye disease. View...

QuizTime opportunity to improve opioid prescribing and pain management

In conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Health, VUMC faculty have created a new QuizTime course that is being piloted this month. View...

VUMC's health purchasing collaborative saves participants significant costs -- part of it at a small hospital in Minnesota

Alomere Health, a 99-bed hospital in rural Alexandria, Minnesota, is bucking a trend -- thanks in large measure to its participation in the Vanderbilt Health Purchasing Collaborative (VHPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. View...