Year: 2012 Archive — Page 36 of 50

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling bald man wearing a white shirt and patterned tie against a light background.
July 12, 2012

Groomes named Stallworth interim medical director

Thomas Groomes, M.D., has been named interim medical director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital.

By Vanderbilt Health News
July 12, 2012

Leapfrog Group gives VUH an ‘A’ for patient safety

Vanderbilt University Hospital recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Score from the Leapfrog Group, placing VUH among the safest hospitals in the nation.

By Doug Campbell
Three Penumbra MAX System medical devices with long metallic shafts, textured handles, and purple or blue bulb-shaped components, shown fanned out on a white background.
July 12, 2012

VU leading international trial of new stroke therapy

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are leading an international clinical trial to examine the functional benefits of a combined therapy to treat acute ischemic stroke.

By Craig Boerner
Portrait of a smiling middle-aged man wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned gold tie, standing indoors.
July 12, 2012

Hickson to chair board of patient safety foundation

Gerald Hickson, M.D., assistant vice chancellor for Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been named chairman of the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) Board of Directors as well as chairman of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety.

By Jessica Pasley
A suited speaker stands beside a wooden podium bearing a shield emblem, addressing a seated audience in a curtained auditorium.
July 12, 2012

Photo: Living well through cancer

By Vanderbilt Health News
A smiling man in a baseball cap stands among a crowd during a recording session in a studio with stained-glass windows, while cameras and microphones record the gathering.
July 12, 2012

Photo: Lifting Lives

By Vanderbilt Health News