Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation by the American College of Cardiology

The American College of Cardiology has recognized Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. The hospital, which was acquired by Vanderbilt University Medical Center in January, was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff's ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. View...

Convalescent plasma improved survival in COVID-19 patients with blood cancers

Treatment with convalescent plasma vastly improved the survival rate of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who also had hematologic malignances that compromise the immune system, according to new data released by the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19). View...

The Christmas bombing cut a patient off from her vital medications. Specialty pharmacy technician Nikki Auen was there to help.

Due to an ongoing police investigation and structural damage to buildings, residents were not allowed back in their homes for an unknown amount of time. For one Vanderbilt patient with cystic fibrosis (CF), this meant not having access to vital medications that ease her CF complications. That's when Nikki Auen came into the picture. View...

Webinar set to address growing threat of cyberbullying, Feb. 11

The session is geared toward parents, families, teachers, and pediatricians. Webinar topics include internet safety risks, including cyberbullying, predatory grooming and sexting; how cyber safety can impact children and adolescents' mental health; rules to follow and tools to support parents; how to engage your child in a cyber safety discussion and when and where to report inappropriate content and concerns. View...

VUMC sources quoted in New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters Health, more

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