Author: Matt Batcheldor
Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Therapy relocates adult outpatient orthopaedic clinic to Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
Mar. 7, 2024—Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Therapy has relocated its Nashville adult outpatient orthopaedic clinic from Vanderbilt’s main campus to its new location at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.
New toolkit helps non-obstetricians better better identify and treat pregnant and postpartum patients with cardiovascular emergencies
Mar. 6, 2024—Vanderbilt's Kathryn Lindley, MD, has worked with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a national toolkit for non-obstetricians to better identify and treat pregnant and postpartum patients with cardiovascular emergencies.
Nurse Scholars Program welcomes first graduates
Feb. 21, 2024—Vanderbilt University Medical Center is welcoming the first graduates of the Nurse Scholars Program, which pays for up to four semesters of nursing school tuition at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) or Cumberland University in return for a work commitment to VUMC.
System offers new option to treat mitral regurgitation
Feb. 20, 2024—In a novel procedure, the Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute (VHVI) successfully performed the first large-flange Innovalve transcatheter mitral valve replacement.
Nominations sought for Nurses Week Awards and Recognitions
Feb. 20, 2024—Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurses are invited to nominate an outstanding colleague for recognition during the 2024 Nurses Week Awards and Recognitions.
Novel device helps extend window of time to preserve hearts donated after cardiac death
Feb. 2, 2024—In the first such procedure, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has transplanted a DCD (donation after cardiac death) heart using XVIVO Heart Assist Transport (XHAT), a novel cold organ perfusion device.
VUMC nurses form Middle Tennessee Chapter of the American Association for Men in Nursing
Feb. 2, 2024—Vanderbilt University Medical Center male nurses have formed the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the American Association for Men in Nursing (AAMN), which has just been recognized as an official chapter by the AAMN.
Record year for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center saves 739 lives
Jan. 31, 2024—The Vanderbilt Transplant Center established a new record in calendar year 2023 for total solid organ transplants, performing 739 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant programs.
Professional Nursing Practice Program becomes Vanderbilt Professional Advancement and Recognition of Excellence
Jan. 31, 2024—The Vanderbilt Professional Nursing Practice Program has transitioned to a new name — Vanderbilt Professional Advancement and Recognition of Excellence.
D.J. Kennedy elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Jan. 25, 2024—Vanderbilt's D.J. Kennedy, MD, was recently elected president of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Diversity in health care focus of year’s first Advanced Practice Grand Rounds
Jan. 25, 2024—Advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and Medical Center leaders gathered virtually recently for the kickoff of the 2024 series of Advanced Practice Grand Rounds.
Vanderbilt nurse managers take part in inaugural cohort of the Health Management Academy’s Nurse Manager Idea Labs
Jan. 10, 2024—Five Vanderbilt nurse managers participated in the inaugural cohort of the Health Management Academy’s Nurse Manager Idea Labs, part of the organization’s Nursing Catalyst program.