Matt Batcheldor

September 29, 2022

Suzie Brown, singer-songwriter, meet Dr. Suzanne Brown Sacks, transplant cardiologist

Her twin passions for music and for medicine brought her to Nashville and to VUMC

By Matt Batcheldor
Mervyn Joseph traveled from South Africa to receive his lung transplant at Vanderbilt.
September 29, 2022

Patient journeys from South Africa for lung transplant

Mervyn Joseph, who searched the world over for the best place to be considered for lung transplant, is thankful he found Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Matt Batcheldor
September 29, 2022

Study shows CMS reimbursement not associated with wider EPD use

Vanderbilt research shows that higher reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was not associated with wider use of an embolic protection device during transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures.

By Matt Batcheldor
Bariatric surgery patient Veronica Llamas-Barajas recently received a heart transplant.
September 15, 2022

Patient’s care journey included LVAD, bariatric surgery, transplant

When Veronica Llamas-Barajas received a heart transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April, it was the culmination of a seven-year journey.

By Matt Batcheldor
Allison Wynes, ACNP-BC, speaks during last week’s ACNP/PA Critical Care Boot Camp.
August 31, 2022

Critical care skills sharpened at VUMC Nursing ‘Boot Camp’

Vanderbilt recently hosted a ‘Boot Camp’ conference for critical care nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to receive specialized critical care training to improve patient care.

By Matt Batcheldor
Doyel Cockrill III, a Pearl-Cohn high school student, introduces himself during the VUMC nurses' orientation with Metro Nashvhille Public Schools Health Science Academy held earlier this month.
August 25, 2022

Collaboration brings nursing education to Metro Schools

By Matt Batcheldor
August 25, 2022

Jackson named senior director of VUMC Nursing Education & Professional Development

Crystal Jackson, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, has been named senior director of Vanderbilt Nursing Education & Professional Development.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 18, 2022

Dunworth named nurse executive for Advanced Practice

Brent Dunworth, DNP, MBA, CRNA, NEA-BC, has been named associate nurse executive for Advanced Practice in Vanderbilt's Office of Advanced Practice.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 17, 2022

Lindley named to direct new multidisciplinary Women’s Heart Center

Kathryn Lindley, MD, has joined the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute as director of the new Women’s Heart Center.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 11, 2022

A story of family and faith: Jennifer received a kidney transplant. The donor was Capri, who is married to Dennis. Jennifer is Dennis’ ex-wife. It’s complicated.

The extended family has grown closer as a result of Capri's generosity. She says her faith led her to the decision.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 11, 2022

New predictive tool helps capture bedside observations of nurses

Vanderbilt is collaborating with several other medical systems to implement a predictive tool that uses machine learning to extract patient behaviors documented by nurses in electronic health records and transform them into observable data.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 4, 2022

Nurse residency program gains second PTAP accreditation

Vanderbilt's Nurse Residency Program has been awarded its second Accreditation with Distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
By Matt Batcheldor
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